Editorial: Copper prices near two-year highs
If you ever wondered what would happen to copper prices if 10% of world supply suddenly went offline, mid-February provided the answer: Spot copper prices…
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The Northern Miner podcast – episode 47: Dr. Copper and the Finnish flash ft. Mickey Fulp
Matt and Lesley are on-location in downtown Vancouver for a broad-ranging interview with the Mercenary Geologist, Mickey Fulp. Matt digs into recent copper-supply issues related…
Toachi has VMS target by the tail at La Plata in Ecuador
La Plata — a gold-rich, volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit, 85 km south of Ecuador’s capital city of Quito — was the subject of small-scale…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 45: Post Roundup 2017 ft. Yukon Deputy Premier
This week we head to the floor of AME BC’s Roundup 2017 conference in Vancouver, B.C., for exclusive Northern Miner coverage. Lesley’s geology corner heads…
Dow breaks 20,000, Jan. 23-27
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 20,000 threshold three times during the trading week, and finished at 20,093.78, marking a 1.34% gain, while…
Roundup 2017: Interview with Exploration Insights’ Brent Cook and Joe Mazumdar
The Northern Miner sits down with Exploration Insights analysts Brent Cook and Joe Mazumdar at AME BC’s Roundup 2017 conference to chat about the state…
Eloro secures foothold in popular Peruvian gold belt
The North Central Mineral Belt of Peru is well-known for the gold mines that dot its landscape, from South America’s largest gold mine, Yanacocha, owned…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 44: Roundup edition feat. BC & Yukon geology extravaganza
Matt and Lesley kick-off AME’s Roundup 2017 with a Geology Corner focused on B.C. and Yukon geology, including the formation of orogenic gold deposits, porphyry…
Imperial’s Mount Polley disaster followed years of permit delays
In 2004, Imperial Metals (TSX: III) notified B.C.’s Ministry of Environment that it would apply for a water-discharge permit so that it could restart its…
TNM Data Miner: Top 5 global copper resources in 2016
VANCOUVER — Tapping into the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine, The Northern Miner has compiled the world’s five largest copper deposits at operating mines…
Mariana, Lidya complete PEA of Hot Maden in Turkey
Mariana Resources (TSX: MRY; LON-AIM: MARL) has wasted little time since drilling the first two discovery holes in January 2015 at its high-grade Hot Maden…
Cordoba CEO discusses next steps at San Matias
VANCOUVER — It remains early days for Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; US-OTC: CDBMF) at the San Matias copper-gold property, 200 km north of Medellin, Colombia, but…