Red Eagle grapples with ground conditions
VANCOUVER — Red Eagle Mining (TSX: R; US-OTC: RDEMF) announced first gold at its San Ramon underground gold mine in Colombia in late 2016, but ramp-up at the operation hasn’t gone…
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East Coast Snapshot: Eight juniors on the hunt in Atlantic Canada
Although many of the mineral deposits in Atlantic Canada are on the smaller side, the region is nonetheless home to dozens of junior explorers and developers with active programs in…
Commentary: One theory on the root of Acacia’s troubles in Tanzania
Long-simmering resource nationalism in Tanzania heated up this March with a sudden export ban on ore concentrates by Tanzanian President John Magufuli, who said that “based on the information that…
Editorial: Barrick’s Acacia, Tanzanian gov’t stay on collision course
The months-long showdown between Barrick Gold’s 63.9%-owned subsidiary Acacia Mining and the Tanzanian government heated up in the last days of July, with Acacia reporting that one of its senior…
US stocks on the rise, July 24-28
On the macroeconomic front, the U.S. dollar remained under pressure after U.S. Federal Reserve commentary on monetary policy, which indicted that inflation remains “below target.” The Fed suggested it would…
TSX Venture posts gains, July 24-28
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 11.92 points to a 772.57-point close, as spot gold prices rose US$14.66 to US$1,269.64 per oz., while Comex copper prices surged US16¢ to US$2.88…
Shawn Ryan turns attention to Labrador gold
VANCOUVER — Prodigious Yukon prospector Shawn Ryan is on the move again, but this time his sights are on Labrador. In June, Ryan staked 1,696 sq. km of claims over…
A quarterly financial review of Canada’s largest gold producers
VANCOUVER — The Northern Miner presents a roundup of second-quarter results from Canada’s three largest gold producers by market capitalization: Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX); Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM;…
GT Gold surges on greenfield discovery
VANCOUVER — GT Gold (TSXV: GTT; US-OTC: GTGDF) has unearthed the first noteworthy greenfield gold discovery of the current exploration wave in northwestern B.C.’s historic Golden Triangle region. On July 25, the…
Great Panther buys Nyrstar’s Coricancha
Junior silver miner Great Panther Silver (TSX: GPR; NYSE: GPL) has acquired Belgian smelting giant Nyrstar’s idled Coricancha gold-silver-lead-zinc-copper mine and mill complex, 90 km east of Lima, Peru. The…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 68: The politics of BC mining ft. MABC’s Bryan Cox
In this episode, we talk B.C. politics and the provincial mining industry with Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) president and CEO Bryan Cox. Matt sits down to chat with…
Atlantic Gold builds critical mass
VANCOUVER — Atlantic Gold (TSXV: AGB) is on the fast track to first production at its Moose River Consolidated gold project in Nova Scotia. Its district-scale vision, however, extends beyond the mine…