When the east pushed back: The geology and metal districts of BC and Yukon
VANCOUVER — In 1971, two geologists from the Geological Survey of Canada, Jim Monger and Charlie Rouse, proposed an idea that helped radically shape how…
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Development potential in NWT
Canada’s Northwest Territories is relatively remote, but endowed with mineral potential. Despite the region’s harsh winters and infrastructure deficit, the Northwest Territories hosts Canada’s largest…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 42: New Year edition ft. 2017 outlook, Donald Trump and Cordoba Minerals
The Northern Miner returns with a post-holiday edition wherein Western Editor Matthew Keevil digs into a variety of the macroeconomic and political themes heading into…
TNM Data Miner: Top-five global copper hits in December
Tapping into the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine, The Northern Miner has compiled the five projects recording the top copper intersections (grade multiplied by…
US markets move lower, Dec. 27-30
Revisions to gross domestic product growth in the third quarter of 2016 showed the U.S. economy grew at a pace of 3.5%, rather than the…
Letter to the editor: Discovering mineralization vs a deposit at Schaft Creek
In response to the Dunns’ letter on Schaft Creek, it is unfortunate that the Dunns apparently have not had the opportunity to read the 32-page…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 41: Interstellar gold and Arizona Mining ft. Joe Mazumdar
We’re joined this week by Exploration Insights analyst Joe Mazumdar to talk about Arizona Mining‘s (TSX: AZ; US-OTC: WLDVF) ongoing battle with the Global Mining Observer…
Friedland says new Kamoa-Kakula PEA ‘already obsolete’
VANCOUVER — Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) executive chairman Robert Friedland says a preliminary economic study (PEA) released on the company’s impressive Kamoa-Kakula copper discovery…
TSX retreats, Dec. 12–16
Canada’s largest stock market weakened, after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its short-term interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to between 0.5%…
Letter to the editor: Nick Bird discovered Schaft Creek in BC
We are writing in reference to the Odds ‘n’ Sods article “Doda, Dink and Zoran” by Dr. Harold Linder (T.N.M., Dec. 3-11/16). The author’s biography…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 40: Geological surveys & GMV Minerals interview
Matthew Keevil and Lesley Stokes are back with a holiday edition of the Northern Miner Podcast, including the triumphant return of the Geology Corner wherein…
TSX moves higher, Dec. 5-9
The Bank of Canada announced that it would keep its interest rate steady, arguing that while economic data “suggests that global economic conditions have strengthened,[uncertainty] …