Aurania sees shares jump, identifies target in Ecuador
Shares of Aurania Resources (TSXV: ARU) skyrocketed in the first week of January after a senior analyst at The Casey Report recommended to his subscribers…
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Vanadium a ‘metal to watch’ in 2018, Hallgarten’s Ecclestone says
Prices for vanadium — a minor metal traditionally used to strengthen steel, and more recently a key component in new battery technology that could store…
TNM’s most-read stories of 2017
It was another fascinating year in the mining industry, and this year’s list of most-clicked stories defies the journalistic convention of “if it bleeds, it…
Site visit: Maple Gold takes fresh look at Douay
AMOS, QUEBEC — Over the last four decades, a series of owners have carved out a resource of nearly three million ounces of gold below…
Rubicon wraps up 2017 exploration program at Phoenix
Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; US-OTC: RBYCF) drilled 28,500 metres at its Phoenix gold project in Red Lake in 2017. Highlights from the most recent batch…
New book: The Art and Humour of John Kilburn – Cartoons from The Northern Miner
The Northern Miner is pleased to announce the publication of The Art and Humour of John Kilburn – Cartoons from The Northern Miner. It’s a hilarious,…
Jeffrey Christian on bitcoin and ‘runaway’ gold price
Jeffrey Christian is the managing partner of CPM Group, a commodities research and management, consulting and financial advisory firm in New York. He founded the…
Osisko Metals consolidates Bathurst camp
In the last year, newly minted Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: BWMXF) has picked up over 500 sq. km in New Brunswick’s Bathurst mining camp,…
Diamonds in Canada editorial: Dominion’s latest transformation
In recent decades, Dominion Diamond has been one of the more interesting companies to watch — not just in the diamond space but in mining,…
Gold Standard Ventures finds new zone at North Bullion in Nevada
Gold Standard Ventures (TSX: GSV; NYSE-AM: GSV) is spending US$15.5 million this year on a 48,800-metre program of core and reverse-circulation drill holes at its…
Kerr Mines to make production decision on Copperstone next year
When two successful businessmen — one from Saudi Arabia and the other from Canada — amass 35% of a junior company’s common shares and dip…
Nominations open for YMP’s 2018 Peter Munk and Eira Thomas awards
The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) association in partnership with The Northern Miner will be hosting the second annual YMP Awards on March 3, 2018, at Toronto’s Shangri-La…