TSX posts mixed results, Oct. 1-5
Canada’s benchmark index fell 0.9% to 15,946.17 and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.39% to 65.54. Gold performed better, however, as the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 2% to…
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TSX Venture inches lower, Oct. 1-5
Shares of Aurania Resources rose 53¢ to $2.76. The company recently found the first significant instances of copper mineralization at its Lost Cities–Cutucu project in Ecuador. Two regional exploration teams…
New Dimension boosts indicated resources 22% at Las Calandrias
New Dimension Resources (TSXV: NDR; US-OTC: NWDMF) has increased the indicated gold resource by 22% or 69,000 oz. gold at its Las Calandrias gold-silver project in Santa Cruz, Argentina. The updated…
MAG Silver extends underground infrastructure at Juanicipio
BEAVER CREEK, COLORADO — Development is well underway at MAG Silver’s (TSX: MAG; NYSE-AM: MAG) 44%-owned underground Juanicipio silver mine in the Fresnillo district of Zacatecas, Mexico, where it aims…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: My three ‘Eureka!’ moments as a Canadian explorer
The excitement of a mineral discovery is a “Eureka!” moment, and this is the story of my three Eureka moments. I’m 77 years old now, so some of the details…
Orca tables maiden resource for Morondo
Orca Gold (TSXV: ORG; US-OTC: CANWF) has tabled a maiden resource for the Koné prospect on its Morondo gold property in Cote d’Ivoire, part of the 2,268 sq. km land package…
Americas Silver and Pershing Gold to merge
Americas Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-AM: USAS), a producer with mines in the U.S. and Mexico, is merging with Pershing Gold (TSX: PGLC; NASDAQ: PGLC) in an all-share deal. Pershing’s primary…
Japan Gold granted prospecting rights at Tobaru
The Japanese ministry of economy, trade and industry recently granted Japan Gold (TSXV: JG; US-OTC: JGLDF) prospecting rights for its Tobaru gold project in Japan’s southern Kyushu province. The rights…
Precious Metals Summit 2018: Portfolio managers share top picks
At the 2018 Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek, Colo., The Northern Miner caught up with three portfolio managers to discuss the gold and silver companies that made an impression…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 121: Where to next for gold? Featuring Cohen, Foster, Groh at Precious Metals Summit
In this episode, staff writer Richard Quarisa interviews three mining portfolio managers at this year’s Precious Metals Summit in beautiful Beaver Creek, Colorado, in late September as all three share…
Precious Metals Summit 2018: Portfolio managers weigh in on future for gold
BEAVER CREEK, COLORADO — Precious Metals Summit Conferences wrapped up its annual three-day event in fine form this year in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The eighth consecutive Summit ran from Sept. 20 to…
Copper Mountain leverages existing assets in New Ingerbelle PEA
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC; US-OTC: CPPMF) recently tabled a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its New Ingerbelle copper project, just 1 km away from its producing Copper Mountain mine…