Barkerville’s Cow Mountain back in the spotlight
VANCOUVER — Junior explorer and past-producer Barkerville Gold Mines (TSXV: BGM) has three drills lined up at the Cow Mountain gold deposit, outside the historic placer gold mining town of…
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Integra diffuses proxy battle between Columbus, Eastmain
VANCOUVER — Integra Gold (TSXV: ICG; US-OTC: ICGQF) is making a $6-million strategic equity investment for a 9.9% stake in Quebec-focused gold explorer Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER), and is shaking…
Primero focuses on improving safety at San Dimas
VANCOUVER — Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) had a rather disappointing start to 2016, but the reason behind the notable drop in quarterly gold-silver production is actually commendable because it’s…
US equities climb, April 11–15
The Dow Jones Industrial Average registered a 1.8% gain to close at 17,897.46, in its best week since March 18. The S&P 500 Index rose 1.6% to finish at 2,080.73,…
Kirkland shines as a multi-asset gold producer in Ontario
Kirkland Lake Gold’s (TSX: KGI; US-OTC: KGILF) vision of becoming an intermediate, multi-asset gold producer after an operational turnaround at its high-grade Macassa gold mine in northeastern Ontario is turning into…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 8: Exploration spotlight and proxy battle supreme
Lesley Stokes returns from Kamloops Exploration Group’s conference (KEG) with plenty of updates on B.C. exploration. Meanwhile, discussion on the showdown between Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER; US-OTC: EANRF) and Columbus Gold…
Harte Gold sends first ore to Barrick’s Hemlo mill
Harte Gold (TSX: HRT; US-OTC: HRTFF) has shipped the first ore from a 70,000-tonne, bulk-sample mining program to Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) Hemlo mill on Lake Superior’s North…
TMAC targets commercial production at Hope Bay in 2017
TMAC Resources (TSX: TMR) aims to get its flagship Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut into commercial production in early 2017. Located in the Kitikmeot region, 125 km southwest of Cambridge…
Cordoba, HPX move San Matias forward
When Mario Stifano found himself alone in an elevator with mine-finder Robert Friedland at the end of a long day of presentations at the BMO Conference, the stars just seemed…
Probe’s CEO David Palmer eyes a new adventure
David Palmer and his team are embarking on an adventure. His company Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB) is proposing a $22.8-million, all-share combination with Adventure Gold (TSXV: AGE) to create a…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 7: On gold discoveries and technical difficulties
Lesley Stokes and Matt Keevil overcome long odds and technical challenges courtesy of Windows 10 to deliver another riveting episode on time and on budget. Topics include discussion on a…
US stocks slip, April 4-8
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2% to 17,576.96 and the S&P 500 Index dropped 1.2% to 2,047.60. Gold moved in the opposite direction. The New York spot price rose…