Sandstorm bids for Mariana
Streaming and royalty firm Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE-MKT: SAND) is buying Mariana Resources (TSX: MRY; LON: MARL) at an 84% premium to get its hands on the high-grade Hot…
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Timeline: The adventures of Robert Friedland
Entrepreneur, financier and company-maker Robert Friedland will be recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Northern Miner‘s Canadian Mining Symposium at the Canada House in London, U.K., on May 9,…
Mawson thinks big in Finland
VANCOUVER — Mawson Resources (TSX: MAW) has expanded the gold-mineralization footprint at its Rajapalot project in northern Finland, according to the company’s latest results from its ongoing 10,000-metre drill program….
Barrick sinks on Q1 earnings miss
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) shares fell nearly 11% after it missed analysts’ expectations for first-quarter earnings and trimmed its 2017 production guidance, largely due to selling half of its…
Yukon catches more majors’ eyes
Recent investments in the Yukon by Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX), Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE: AEM; TSX: AEM) underscore the allure of Canada’s Far…
TSX Venture eases down, April 17-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 8.5 points to an 824.7-point close over the trading week, as spot gold prices lost US$1.25 to US$1,284.44 per oz., and Comex copper prices…
TSX remains stable, April 17-21
Statistics Canada reported that Canada’s Consumer Price Index rose 1.6% year-on-year in March, after a 2% gain in February. The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.5% to 15,614.48, while the Canadian…
Wall Street gains, April 17–21
U.S. equities edged up, as the Trump administration confirmed that it would soon reveal a tax reform package to boost the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.5% to…
Barrick joins Atac at Orion in the Yukon
VANCOUVER — Atac Resources (TSXV: ATC; US-OTC: ATADF) is the latest explorer to attract a major’s attention amid a new gold rush in the Yukon. On April 10, the company struck …
Nighthawk cashed up, drilling 25,000 metres
Nighthawk Gold (TSXV: NHK) recently raised $25.1 million in equity to finance exploration at its Indin Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories, and Nighthawk president and CEO Michael Byron…
TNM Data Miner: Trends in Canadian equity finance and investment
The Northern Miner has joined forces again with sister company Infomine to leverage the powerful Intelligence Mine database to outline trends in equity financing for Canadian mining during the most recent market downturn….
TNM Roundtable: Industry leaders debate strategy
Industry experts weighed in on how companies could best deploy cash at The Northern Miner’s roundtable discussion in Toronto in early April. The roundtable — sponsored by PwC and moderated…