Silver & PGMs Snapshot: Mexico a magnet for Canada’s silver seekers
Silver remains a prime target for mineral explorers and miners, particularly those active in Mexico and other Latin American countries. Here is a look at…
Volume 104 Number 21 October 15-28, 2018
Five industry influencers named to Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
In 2019, the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will welcome five new inductees: Kate Carmack, James M. Franklin, James W. Gill, A. M. (Sandy) Laird…
Editorial: Gold majors jostle for attention in Denver
The pecking order within the global gold mining industry is never more on display each year than at the Denver Gold Forum in September, with…
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…
Dow and S&P 500 down, Oct. 1-5
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.4% to 26,447.05 and the S&P 500 Index fell 0.98% to 2,885.57. Spot gold closed US$10.50 per oz. higher…
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…
Metallic finds more veins at Keno and McKay Hill districts
Metallic Minerals (TSXV: MMG; US-OTC: MMNGF) is wrapping up its $2.5-million summer work program in the Yukon. The company fanned out across both its Keno…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Book excerpt: Placer Development and Amelia Earhart’s final flight
The following is an extract from the newly published coffee table book A History: Placer Development Limited and Placer Dome Inc. compiled by Nean Allman…