Gold selloff opens door to investors: BofA
Gold’s recent selloff has opened up a new opportunity for investors, though patience may be required for the precious metal to weather the storm created by the current macro environment…
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Boroo’s bid to buy former Eagle gold site raises questions among miners
Private investment company Boroo is considering whether to buy the former landslide-devastated Eagle Mine site in Yukon, raising hopes it can revive the mine and help the territory press ahead. The Singapore-based firm with a focus on troubled assets has entered an exclusivity agreement until…
Tintina surges on $91M for Chile copper-gold project
Tintina Mines (TSXV: TTS) surged to a 17-year high after it secured a $91 million (US$65.7 million) investment backed by Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. and the Gignac mining family to fund…
Top 50 mining companies power through Iran war – up $250 billion in 2026
At the end of the first quarter the MINING.COM TOP 50* ranking of the world’s most valuable miners had a combined market capitalization of $2.41 trillion, up $250 billion so…
Podcast: ‘The bottleneck is people’ — Franco-Nevada CEO Paul Brink on mining education
This week’s podcast features Paul Brink, President and CEO of Franco-Nevada, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about education in the mining sector. Franco-Nevada has partnered with The Northern Miner…
Hecla to sell Quebec mine to Orezone, focus on silver
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) agreed to sell its Casa Berardi gold mine in Quebec and a clutch of nearby exploration properties to Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) for up to…
YMP funds $250,000 to mining students
Andrea Ferriss is studying for a BSc (Hons) Geology at the University of Alberta to champion sustainable resource development as a priority for the industry. “I’ve chosen a career in…
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inducts Harquail, Lindsay, McLeod-Seltzer, Morrison
For Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) co-founder and board chair, David Harquail, his life in mining has taken him almost everywhere, even to discuss gold with a communist dictator. Harquail recalled…
Serial wealth creator Lassonde still having fun
Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) co-founder Pierre Lassonde hasn’t let retirement from the C-suite dim his love for the yellow metal. Think $4,000 gold is high? Lassonde, the former Newmont (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) president, has news for you. He predicts the yellow metal…
Podcast: ‘Carpe Diem’—Pierre Lassonde receives Northern Miner Lifetime Achievement Award
This week’s episode features Pierre Lassonde, co-founder of Franco-Nevada, as he receives The Northern Miner Lifetime Achievement Award for pioneering the modern royalty model and helping reshape mine finance. Lassonde…
London Symposium Video: Franco-Nevada’s Lassonde wins lifetime achievement award
Canada’s Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) co-founder Pierre Lassonde won The Northern Miner’s Lifetime Achievement Award for pioneering the modern royalty model and helping reshape mine finance. Accepting the honour in…
Osisko Metals surges on C$32.5M investment for Gaspé
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM) is set to receive a C$32.5 million investment boost from big names in the industry to support its development of the Gaspé copper project in Quebec….