Rio2 to merge with Atacama Pacific
Alex Black and his team have built two mines in Peru — La Arena and Shahuindo — and in the process nurtured Rio Alto Mining from a $12-million company in…
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CMS 2018 Investor Presentation videos: Ascot, Auryn, GT Gold, Nighthawk and Skeena seek gold in Western and Northern Canada
The following are sponsored investor presentations from the Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium held at Canada House in London, U.K., on April 24-25, 2018, by executives from five companies active…
CMS 2018 Investor Presentation videos: Anaconda, Balmoral, Marathon and Orefinders seek gold in Eastern Canada
The following are sponsored investor presentations from the Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium held at Canada House in London, U.K., on April 24-25, 2018, by executives from four companies active…
Leagold pursues new resource at Los Filos gold mine
Leagold Mining (TSX: LMC) has tabled new step-out drill results from the underground portion of its Los Filos gold mine, 230 km south of Mexico City. The company has drilled…
Barrick takes strategic stake in Midas Gold
In the latest of a series of strategic investments in junior mining companies, Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is acquiring a 19.9% stake in Midas Gold (TSX: MAX; US-OTC:…
World Gold Council: Gold demand off to a soft start in 2018
The following is an edited summary from the World Gold Council, based on its Gold Demand Trends Q1 2018 report. To access the full report, visit www.gold.org. Gold demand had…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 104: Frank Holmes on gold, the global economy and cryptocurrencies
In this episode, U.S. Global Investors Inc.’s CEO Frank Holmes joins us from San Antonio, Texas, to talk about the big picture for the global economy and what it means…
South America Snapshot: Lithium joins gold and silver as top targets
Higher commodity prices have a brought a fresh wave of exploration and pilot-stage mining to South America by Canadian-based juniors. While gold projects remain a favourite, silver and lithium are…
Ontario gov’t reaches resource revenue-sharing deal with First Nations
The Ontario government and several First Nations in the province have reached an agreement that will see the province share revenues from mining and forestry projects with local First Nations….
Nevsun rejects $1.5B Euro Sun, Lundin Mining proposal
Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-AM: NSU) is rejecting an unsolicited proposal by Euro Sun Mining (TSX: ESM) and Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) that it says lacks adequate value and has…
Azarga Uranium to merge with URZ Energy
The merger of Azarga Uranium (TSX: AZZ; US-OTC: PWURF) and URZ Energy (TSXV: URZ; US-OTC: URZZF) will create a new uranium development company focused on in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium deposits…
Editorial: Former Massey Energy CEO, ex-con Blankenship attempts comeback in US Senate
It’s hard to figure out what the lessons are here, but the audacity and sheer political spectacle can’t go unremarked: the disgraced former CEO of Massey Energy, Don Blankenship, is…