Skeena envisions high-grade open pit at Eskay Creek
Eskay Creek in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle was at one time the world’s highest-grade gold mine before Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) finally shut it down in 2008 due…
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SolGold’s Alpala: getting bigger, with higher grade
Another year, another doubling of resources: since launching a drill campaign on the Cascabel project in northern Ecuador in 2013, SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LON: SOLG) has steadily converted hints of…
Gold Fields takes stake in Chakana Copper
One of the largest gold mining companies in the world has taken a shine to Chakana Copper (TSXV: PERU; US-OTC: CHKKF) and its Soledad project in Peru. Gold Fields (NYSE:…
Minera Alamos on fast track to production
Haywood Securities has initiated coverage of Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) with a buy rating and 12-month target price of 40¢ per share — a 281% return from the junior’s current…
The Northern Miner nominated for two national journalism awards
Two stories published by The Northern Miner in 2018 have been nominated for the 2019 National Magazine Awards: B2B. Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming got the nod in the “Best…
Radisson shifts focus in new model of O’Brien
The O’Brien mine, halfway between the towns of Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d’Or along the Larder-Lake-Cadillac fault, was considered the highest grade gold producer in Quebec between 1926 and 1957, when the…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 137: The perils of C-suite hubris ft Iamgold CEO Steve Letwin in encore broadcast
In this gutsy speech first recorded at The Northern Miner‘s Progressive Mine Forum in late 2017, Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) president and CEO Steve Letwin speaks about the need…
Interview: North American Palladium CEO Jim Gallagher on global palladium markets
The following is an edited transcript of a portion of a podcast interview with James Gallagher, president and CEO of North American Palladium (TSX: PDL; US-OTC: PALDF). Gallagher discusses the…
Premier Gold Mines hits high-grade at Antenna target in Nevada
Drilling at the Antenna target on Premier Gold Mines’ (TSX: PG) McCoy-Cove project in Nevada has returned a 119-metre intercept grading 4.12 grams gold per tonne. Drill hole 19-03R started…
Integra develops DeLamar project in Idaho
Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR; US-OTC: IRRZF) plans to complete a resource update and a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of an open-pit mine at its DeLamar project in Idaho this year,…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 136: Palladium’s stellar rise ft NAP CEO Jim Gallagher
Palladium has been the top performer among mined commodities over the past two years and now trades at record levels, well above gold and platinum on a per-ounce basis. Jim…
Commentary: Canadian and Australian federal governments lay out plans for mining
In August 2017, Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for mining called for a Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan (CMMP) to support industry competitiveness, solidify Canada’s position as a…