Precious potential: Snapshot of four firms in the silver and PGMs space
All that glitters is not gold. With significant industrial appeal, silver and PGMs capture the attention of consumers, miners and investors alike. Below is a…
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Five industry standouts to join Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
In 2017 the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will welcome five new inductees: James E. C. Carter, Robert R. McEwen, Donald A. McLeod, William Stearns…
TNM Panel: Argentina a ‘playground for geologists’
Industry experts weighed in on Argentina’s Deseado Massif region, Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) recent spill at the Veladero gold mine, and the country’s…
Kamoa is the largest copper find in Africa, Ivanhoe says
An initial resource estimate for Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN) Kakula copper deposit at its Kamoa project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) makes…
Telson leverages Mexican expertise to move forward at Tahuehueto
VANCOUVER — Management of Telson Resources (TSXV: TSN; US-OTC: SOHFF) tell a familiar story of tepid capital markets and stalled project development, but the company…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 33: Ring of Fire and political roundup
Matt and Lesley are back with a Ring of Fire edition of the Geology Corner! We talk Noront Resources’ (TSXV: NOT) regional consolidation and dig into…
Noront lobbies for road access to Eagle’s Nest
VANCOUVER — Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) is encouraged that the Ring of Fire camp in northern Ontario, where the junior has its remote Eagle’s Nest…
Editorial: Price drop catches gold investors off guard
As 2016 wore on, gold miners and investors were getting pretty comfortable assuming that spot gold prices would hold firmly above US$1,300 per oz. for…
Tom Caldwell: ‘Regulatory strangulation’ is killing economic strength
The following is a condensed and edited transcript of a speech given by Thomas S. Caldwell at the Mines and Money Americas conference in Toronto in…
TSX Venture retreats, Oct. 3-7
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 19.43 points to a 780.8-point close over the period, as gold hit a four-month low on the prospect of…
TSX falls, Oct. 3-7
Canada’s benchmark index fell ahead of the Thanksgiving long weekend, dropping 1.08% to 14,566.26, despite positive jobs data. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index slumped 5.5%…
US markets slide, Oct. 3-7
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.37% to 18,240.49 and the S&P 500 dropped 0.67% to 2,153.75. Gold fell below US$1,300 per oz., hitting a…