Franco-Nevada offers ‘financial lifeline’ to Red Pine Exploration
Trading at a 50% drop year-to-date at 15¢ per share, Red Pine Exploration (TSXV: RPX; US-OTC: RDEXF) has sold a 1.5% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on its advanced gold…
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Eloro tallies inferred resource of 670 M tonnes containing 1.2 B oz silver equivalent
Eloro Resources (TSX: ELO; US-OTC: ELRRF) has released an inaugural mineral resource estimate for its Iska Iska silver-tin polymetallic project in southwestern Bolivia. Due to the polymetallic nature of the deposit, the resources…
Taseko’s Florence copper project inks preservation deal with U.S. EPA
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB; LSE: TKO) has signed a programmatic agreement under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) section 106 process outlining the protocols for the treatment, handling,…
Updated Rose feasibility study lifts Critical Elements shares
Critical Elements Lithium (TSXV: CRE; US-OTC: CRECF) has released a revised feasibility study for the Rose lithium-tantalum project in Quebec, outlining a largely de-risked project with strong economics, CEO Jean-Sébastien Lavallée says.
In an exclusive interview with The Northern Miner, Lavallée said the updated study outlines a low-risk mining approach and responsible production for the e-mobility battery market and the glass and ceramics industries.
TSXV dips 0.7% over Aug. 21-25, but IsoEnergy, Founders Metals shine
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 4.11 points or 0.7% over the Aug. 21-25 trading session, ending at 581.23. Uranium explorer IsoEnergy (TSXV: ISO) was the week’s top value…
Uranium market turn buoys Kazatomprom H1 profit
Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), the world’s largest uranium producer, has for the six months to June reported a 25% year-on-year growth in consolidated revenue on higher sales volumes and a recovering…
Pan American Silver sees a 10% resource decline despite Yamana additions
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) has recorded a 10% year-on-year decrease in its gold-equivalent reserves and resources, an analysis by Canaccord Genuity mining analyst Carey MacRury has found….
TNM Drill Down: F3 Uranium’s ‘truly impressive’ grades at Patterson Lake North rank first in our Top 10
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner has compiled the top 10 drill results for major metals…
What the ascent of hydrogen as a renewable resource means for platinum demand
The emerging global hydrogen supply chain is essentially “made of platinum,” declares Bank of America Global Research commodities strategist Michael Widmer, coauthor of the bank’s Global Metals Weekly report. If…
Have the bears finally got it right on China?
August is proving to be a difficult month for the mining sector. That’s being led by weak economic news on China. The narrative here has been extremely bearish. In fact,…
Headwinds mount in quest for stable copper supplies
In an era of energy transitions and economic shifts, global metal markets are at a juncture, influenced by volatility, surprise deficits, and geopolitical pressures. The copper market, often considered a…
TNM Drill Down: Year’s best nickel results YTD found in Australia, Canada
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner has compiled the top 10 drill results for major metals year to…