AuRico CEO talks Kemess strategy, royalties
VANCOUVER — With this year’s uptick in gold prices, AuRico Metals (TSX: AMI; US-OTC: ARCTF) is in a better position with its royalty portfolio, which includes five operating mines and redevelopment…
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Metanor takes aim at Moroy in Quebec
VANCOUVER — Metanor Resources (TSXV: MTO) is stepping up work at its new Moroy gold discovery 1 km south of its producing Bachelor Lake gold mine in Quebec’s Val-d’Or district…
RTG completes feasibility on Mabilo in the Philippines
RTG Mining (TSX: RTG; ASX: RTG) has a good track record in the Philippines. The junior is led by the previous management team of CGA Mining, which developed the Masbate…
CanAlaska Uranium regains momentum in the Athabasca
VANCOUVER — Project generator CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) has been on a rough run since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster rocked the uranium industry in mid-2011, but the uranium junior…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 5: The long weekend edition
Lesley Stokes and Matt Keevil head into the long weekend with discussions on CanAlaska Uranium‘s (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) recent moves in the Athabasca Basin, Metanor Resources (TSXV: MTO; US-OTC:…
Eldorado CEO sees more ‘constructive relationship’ in Greece
VANCOUVER — Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has been at loggerheads with the Greek government over permits, and the firm’s sociopolitical troubles in the country were a major contributor to a…
Lower taxes in Argentina help NGEx Resources
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA — Argentina’s recent elimination of an export retention tax on copper concentrate exports improves the economics of NGEx Resources’ (TSX: NGQ; US-OTC: NGQRF) Constellation copper-gold-silver project, the company…
SGS Geostat team wins Integra’s Gold Rush Challenge
Using machine learning and traditional geological methods to make targets at Integra Gold’s (TSXV: ICG) Lamaque gold project, the Quebec-based team from SGS Geostat took home the top prize in…
IDM advances Red Mountain in BC
IDM Mining’s (TSX: IDM) Red Mountain gold project in northwestern B.C. is “one of the few near-term development stories in Canada,” Robert McLeod, president and CEO, said in a March…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 4: St. Paddy’s day special
Lesley Stokes and Matthew Keevil host a jam-packed show featuring commentary by Exploration Insights’ Brent Cook, a look at B2Gold’s next mine in Mali, and a chat on rising commodity…
Analysts see buoyant gold in 2016
Gold prices rallied in mid-March on the back of the U.S.Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rate expectations for 2016, with many economists and analysts forecasting the yellow metal would…
B2Gold locks up funding for Fekola mine in Mali
VANCOUVER — Mid-tier gold producer B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) has nailed down financing for its next expansion at the multimillion-ounce Fekola gold project in Mali. B2Gold picked up the Fekola…