Newcrest takes 27% stake in Lundin Gold
Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM), Australia’s largest-listed gold producer, is investing US$250 million for a 27.1% stake in Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG), a Canadian junior whose Fruta del Norte gold mine…
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Canstar, Adventus and Altius to consolidate Buchans camp
Last year, Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM) acquired more than 500 sq. km in the historic Bathurst mining camp of New Brunswick to develop a multi-deposit zinc asset base that would…
Prospect generator Evrim adds another JV
In the last year and a half, Evrim Resources (TSXV: EVM) has signed up two new joint-venture partners on projects in Mexico and British Columbia — Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE)…
Pembridge offers cash and shares for Minto mine
U.K.-based Pembridge Resources (LON: PERE) is set to acquire the Yukon’s sole producing hard-rock mine. On Feb. 14, the company announced a deal with Capstone Mining (TSX: CS) to buy…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 92: The technology commodity redux (!) ft. Cobalt 27
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! We’re going high-tech this week with a focus on technology minerals and an update on the cobalt market. Matt is joined by…
TSX Venture Exchange inches higher, Feb. 5-9
After falling nearly 90 points in the first week of February, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index has levelled off, rising 0.2% to finish at 813.39. Shares of Gold Reserve rose…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 91: The US mining special ft. Mickey Fulp
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! This week we’re digging into the recent wild ride on North American equity markets (1:00) and talking about the current mining climate…
Roundup 2018: AME’s Edie Thome on BC’s mineral politics
VANCOUVER — The Association for Mineral Exploration’s (AME) Roundup conference in Vancouver serves as a bellwether for the mining industry as the first major technical event of the new year. The…
New DRC mining code upsets miners
A new mining code in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that would raise royalties on metal production and eliminate a stability clause enshrined in the previous 2002 charter that…
Chakana surges on Venture debut
Shares of Chakana Copper (TSXV: PERU) gained 78% on their first day of trading and the release of assays from five shallow drill holes at the company’s Soledad copper-gold-silver project…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 90: Financing, facts and figures ft. Oxygen Capital & Deloitte
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! This week we’re talking cash, capital markets and industry trends in 2018. Matt is joined on the floor of the Vancouver Resource…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 89: The AME Roundup uber special ft. Exploration Insights
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! It’s our annual AME Roundup special at The Northern Miner podcast! Matt is bringing you live commentary and coverage from the marquee…