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…
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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…
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…
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….
Letter to the editor: In-situ copper leaching is a proven technology
It was recently reported in the Financial Post that in-situ leaching of copper is an “unproven technology.” But after personally spending five years working at…
Ivanhoe, Zijin wrap up prefeasibility study at Kamoa in DRC
VANCOUVER — With a positive prefeasibility study in hand, Vancouver-based Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) and Chinese partner Zijin Mining Group are another step closer…
Iamgold, Calibre set to drill in Nicaragua
VANCOUVER — Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has given Calibre Mining (TSXV: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) the green light to drill the high-grade, epithermal gold-silver veins…
Pure Gold’s fresh look at Madsen in Red Lake
VANCOUVER — The drills are turning in the shadow of a head frame at Pure Gold Mining’s (TSXV: PGM; US-OTC: LRTNF) Madsen gold property in…
Bristow chides gold producers
You can always count on Mark Bristow to tell it like it is, which frankly is why The Northern Miner gets up at the crack…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 3: When M&A attacks!
Staff writers Lesley Stokes and Matthew Keevil are busy following a flurry of merger and acquisition deals, including: Lundin Mining and Freeport-McMoRan; Endeavour Mining and…
First Quantum sells Kevitsa to Boliden
VANCOUVER — Burdened with debt, First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) has struck a deal to sell its Kevitsa nickel mine in northern Finland to Swedish…
What an HR manager can do in a downturn
Asking miners to work on their Human Resources strategy when the industry horizon appears to hold little that is positive may appear futile. But changes…