Rio Tinto deepens presence in Mongolia
A week after the Mongolian government hit Turquoise Hill Resources (NYSE: TRO) with a US$155-million tax bill associated with the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine, Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LON: RIO),…
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Rebranded Nickel Creek Platinum aims to take Wellgreen to ‘next level’
VANCOUVER — The new management team at recently renamed Nickel Creek Platinum (TSX: NCP; US-OTC: NCPCF) (formerly Wellgreen Platinum) has spent the past year rebuilding its executive ranks the technical foundations…
BC, Yukon & NWT Snapshot: 8 juniors on the move
Canada’s westernmost province and two territories have long attracted mineral explorers and developers lured by the region’s rich natural endowment, substantial infrastructure and pro-mining government policies. The following is a…
Editorial: US gov’t slaps sanctions on Israeli mogul Dan Gertler
On Dec. 20, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order under the year-old Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and related acts to block the property of 13 “malign…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 88: Inside the iron ring ft. Procon Mining
We’re getting your prepared for next week’s AME Roundup 2018 and Vancouver Resource Investment Conference! Matt runs down where you can catch The Northern Miner (1:49) and what we’ll be…
Sun Metals drills Stardust
Newly formed Sun Metals has released positive drill results and an updated resource estimate on its optioned 96 sq. km Stardust polymetallic project, 150 km northwest of Fort St. James…
Troilus revisits ‘orphaned’ gold-copper mine in Abitibi
VANCOUVER — Troilus Gold (TSXV: TLG) wants to stage a revival at the dormant Troilus gold-copper mine, 175 km north of Chibougamau, Que., where it holds a two-year option agreement with First…
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 that they buy the junior…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 86: Holodecks, AI and geostatistics ft. Goldcorp
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! Happy New Year from The Northern Miner team and welcome to 2018! Let’s take a look at mining and metals to start…
Letter to the editor: A better suggestion for parkland in northern Manitoba
The Manitoba Saskatchewan Prospectors and Developers Association (MSPDA) takes the strong view that while it agrees with Stephen Fletcher’s view that a creating a new national park on Manitoba’s Nickel…
TSX posts marginal gains, Dec. 27-29
Canada’s benchmark index rose 0.27% on a shortened trading week to 16,209.10.The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 0.82% to 72.31 while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index budged slightly, moving from…
BMO’s Hamilton on industrial and commodity outlook
VANCOUVER — Colin Hamilton is the managing director of commodities research at BMO Capital Markets based in London, England. He was previously head of commodities research at Macquarie Group in Australia,…