TSX inches higher while gold dips, May 14-18
Canada’s benchmark index rose 0.47% to 16,162.31 during a week that saw little movement in Canadian markets. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 0.12% to 75.25 and the S&P/TSX Global…
Copper
Millbrook pens exploration contract with Cuban gov’t
In late April, privately held Millbrook Minerals became the first copper-zinc explorer to sign an International Economic Association (IEA) contract with Cuban state mining company GeoMinera. The document permits Millbrook…
Nevsun rejects $1.5B Euro Sun, Lundin Mining proposal
Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-AM: NSU) is rejecting an unsolicited proposal by Euro Sun Mining (TSX: ESM) and Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) that it says lacks adequate value and has…
Discovery Metals samples historic Zaragosa mine
Discovery Metals (TSXV: DSV) has fielded results for 100 new channel samples taken from the historic Zaragoza zinc-silver-lead mine on its 300 sq. km Puerto Rico polymetallic property in northern…
While seeking JV partner, Lara drills Planalto in Brazil
Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA) is drilling its 47 sq. km Planalto copper property in Brazil’s northern Carajas district. “We’re a prospect generator and we typically don’t drill projects ourselves,” Lara…
Lithium Chile spins out base metals
Although Lithium Chile (TSXV: LITH) has been a lithium-focused company since 2015, that wasn’t always the case. It went public in 2011 under the name Kairos Capital, and did so…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 102: Gold’s superior investment prospects ft Ross Beaty
Still podcasting from the heart of London, we feature in episode 102 an exclusive interview by CopperBank Resources executive chairman and CEO Gianni Kovacevic with the iconic mining entrepreneur Ross…
Far North Snapshot: Seven companies active in the Arctic and near-Arctic
With metal prices on the rise, mineral projects and mines in the Far North are once again becoming more attractive, and companies are devoting more funds this year to work…
Gold Fields bets big on South America
Since finding Salares Norte in the Atacama region of northern Chile in 2011, Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI) has carved out a resource from the project’s two orebodies of 3.66 million…
Southern Silver dropping first holes into CLM West claims
In the coming months, Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV; US-OTC: SSVFF) will drill up to 13,000 metres at its 265 sq. km Cerro Las Minitas (CLM) polymetallic silver project, 70…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 99: Rusal sanctions sow chaos in aluminum markets
This episode is all about base metals, with the latest developments in iron ore, copper and zinc. But the biggest news of all is the imposition of sanctions by the…
Global Copper Snapshot: Firms exploring, developing the next generation of copper assets
While gold draws the lion’s share of attention amongst the world’s mineral explorers and developers, the steady rise in copper prices has helped the junior copper subsector blossom, ranging from…