Sabina hits more gold at Back River
Sabina Gold & Silver’s (TSX: SBB) Back River project is already expected to produce 198,000 oz. gold a year in its first 12 years at…
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Video: Fireside chat with Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd at PMF 2018
Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd sits down for an in-depth interview with Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto,…
Video: Sean Boyd accepts Mining Person of the Year Award at PMF 2018
Sean Boyd, Agnico Eagle Mines CEO, accepts The Northern Miner’s Mining Person of the Year Award at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto. The…
Five industry influencers named to Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
In 2019, the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will welcome five new inductees: Kate Carmack, James M. Franklin, James W. Gill, A. M. (Sandy) Laird…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: My three ‘Eureka!’ moments as a Canadian explorer
The excitement of a mineral discovery is a “Eureka!” moment, and this is the story of my three Eureka moments. I’m 77 years old now,…
Book excerpt: Placer Development and Amelia Earhart’s final flight
The following is an extract from the newly published coffee table book A History: Placer Development Limited and Placer Dome Inc. compiled by Nean Allman…
Editorial: Kent, Munk shared debt regrets
At The Northern Miner, we like to think of ourselves as more than reporters of the latest news and commentaries about Canadian mining and mineral…
Chris Stewart leaving Treasury to join McEwen Mining
Intermediate gold and silver miner McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) is picking up a new president and chief operating officer in the form of…
Editorial: C-suite departures hit Barrick, Teck, Lundin
The sudden and unexpected departure in late July of Barrick Gold president Kelvin Dushnisky — and more tellingly, the lack of a named replacement and…
Barrick president Kelvin Dushnisky to join AngloGold Ashanti as CEO
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) president Kelvin Dushnisky is leaving the company at the end of August to join AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) as…
Interview: Agnico’s Sean Boyd says Meliadine to produce in Q2 2019
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) hosted a site visit in late June to its advanced-stage Meliadine gold project in Nunavut, which is expected…
Wheaton buys gold and palladium stream from Sibanye-Stillwater
Less than a month after paying US$390 million in cash for a cobalt stream from Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Voisey’s Bay mine on the north coast of…