Top Australian capital raises seek to create mining value
Australia-headquartered miners have been tapping the capital markets in the year to July 14 to raise a total of US$2.33 billion in capital, according to an analysis by the Northern…
Copper
Battle for Noront heats up with BHP’s US$258 million bid
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has offered $325 million (US$258.45 million) for Canadian nickel miner Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT), trumping a bid by Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest’s…
Top 10 Canadian companies with assets in the U.S.
The U.S. is fertile ground for a variety of minerals, and Canadian companies are active throughout the country. The Northern Miner presents its Top 10 list of the biggest Canada-based…
Rio Tinto studies underground mining at Kennecott copper mine
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has approved a US$108 million underground development at the Kennecott copper project in Utah. The expenditure will support a feasibility study for…
US markets rise, July 19-23
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.08% to finish the week at 35,061.55 and the S&P 500 climbed 1.96%% to 4,411.79. Spot gold dropped US$10.00 per oz., or 0.55%, to US$1,802.20…
TSX Venture down, July 19-23
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 0.63% to finish the trading week at 902.56. Spot gold fell US$10.00 per oz., or 0.55%, to US$1,802.20 per ounce. Nouveau Monde Graphite climbed 39¢ to $8.95….
TSX up, July 19-23
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.02% to 20,188.43 during the July 19-23 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 0.50% to 107.36, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
Evolution Mining is on a roll
When Jake Klein spoke about Evolution Mining at the Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium in May, the company’s founder and executive chairman emphasized that his team was “continually looking to…
Top Ten U.S. miners
Mining in the United States has played a significant role in the country’s development. The Northern Miner presents its annual top-ten list of the largest U.S.-based mining companies ranked by market capitalization,…
Australia Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Call it cross-pollination: Mining companies in Australia are taking up projects in Canada and Canadian mining companies are enthusiastic about projects in Australia. Here are eight companies to watch. FOCUS…
JV Article: Inflection Resources employs science-based approach to projects in Australia
Inflection Resources (CSE: AUCU, US-OTC: AUCUF) is an early-stage exploration company focused on looking for gold and copper-gold deposits in the Macquarie Arc, part of the Lachlan Fold Belt, in eastern…
Deep-South takes Namibia’s mining minister to court over licence refusal
Miner also seeks to prevent the government from granting exploration or mining rights over the same licence area to another company.