Cartier Resources cuts more high grade at Chimo
During the most recent market downturn, when many of his peers were running for cover and trying to preserve cash, French Canadian geologist Philippe Cloutier…
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Guyana Goldstrike trenches Marudi ahead of drilling
Guyana Goldstrike (TSXV: GYA) has completed preliminary mapping, trenching and sampling at the Paunch area on its Marudi gold project in Guyana’s Guiana gold belt…
Rio2 to merge with Atacama Pacific
Alex Black and his team have built two mines in Peru — La Arena and Shahuindo — and in the process nurtured Rio Alto Mining…
Leagold pursues new resource at Los Filos gold mine
Leagold Mining (TSX: LMC) has tabled new step-out drill results from the underground portion of its Los Filos gold mine, 230 km south of Mexico…
Barrick takes strategic stake in Midas Gold
In the latest of a series of strategic investments in junior mining companies, Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is acquiring a 19.9% stake in…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 104: Frank Holmes on gold, the global economy and cryptocurrencies
In this episode, U.S. Global Investors Inc.’s CEO Frank Holmes joins us from San Antonio, Texas, to talk about the big picture for the global…
South America Snapshot: Lithium joins gold and silver as top targets
Higher commodity prices have a brought a fresh wave of exploration and pilot-stage mining to South America by Canadian-based juniors. While gold projects remain a…
Ontario gov’t reaches resource revenue-sharing deal with First Nations
The Ontario government and several First Nations in the province have reached an agreement that will see the province share revenues from mining and forestry…
Nevsun rejects $1.5B Euro Sun, Lundin Mining proposal
Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-AM: NSU) is rejecting an unsolicited proposal by Euro Sun Mining (TSX: ESM) and Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) that it says…
Azarga Uranium to merge with URZ Energy
The merger of Azarga Uranium (TSX: AZZ; US-OTC: PWURF) and URZ Energy (TSXV: URZ; US-OTC: URZZF) will create a new uranium development company focused on…
Editorial: Former Massey Energy CEO, ex-con Blankenship attempts comeback in US Senate
It’s hard to figure out what the lessons are here, but the audacity and sheer political spectacle can’t go unremarked: the disgraced former CEO of…
TSX Venture continues slow slide, April 30-May 4
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.47% to end the trading week at 772.24. The index has been on a three-week slide since mid-April, when…