Editorial: Copper prices near two-year highs
If you ever wondered what would happen to copper prices if 10% of world supply suddenly went offline, mid-February provided the answer: Spot copper prices soared to 20-month highs of…
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US markets hit record highs, Feb. 6-10
U.S. markets touched record highs on continued uncertainty about U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s controversial polices, including a travel ban on seven predominantly Muslim countries that is being challenged in…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 47: Dr. Copper and the Finnish flash ft. Mickey Fulp
Matt and Lesley are on-location in downtown Vancouver for a broad-ranging interview with the Mercenary Geologist, Mickey Fulp. Matt digs into recent copper-supply issues related to labour disputes at BHP…
TSX Venture rides commodities up, Feb. 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 16.88 points to an 836.16-point close on rising commodity prices. Spot gold prices gained US$13.32, or 1.1%, to US$1,233.62 per oz., whereas Comex copper…
TSX posts strong gains, Feb. 6-10
Higher commodity prices, a positive jobs report and a second monthly trade surplus in December combined to power Canada’s main stock index to 15,729.12, up 1.6%, and surpassing the S&P/TSX…
Rye Patch on verge of becoming Nevada’s next gold producer
Since cofounding Rye Patch Gold (TSXV: RPM; US-OTC: RPMGF) a little over a decade ago, president and CEO William Howald has folded seven projects into the junior’s asset portfolio and…
TNM Data Miner: Top-five gold exploration hits in Canada in 2016
VANCOUVER — Tapping into the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine, The Northern Miner has compiled the top-five gold intercepts (grade multiplied by width) reported by exploration-stage companies in Canada in 2016….
It’s cobalt’s time to shine, Macquarie says
Cobalt seems to be making a comeback.Current spot prices of US$17 per lb. are well above the US$10 per lb. mark of late 2015, and the metal’s steady march higher…
Viscount reignites Silver Cliff in Colorado
VANCOUVER — The latest drill results from Viscount Mining’s (TSXV: VML; US-OTC: VLMGF) Silver Cliff project are casting a new light on the historic Hardscrabble silver-lead-zinc mining district, 64 km…
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame hails five industry leaders: Zigarlick, Vaughan, McLeod, Carter and McEwen
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame (CMHF) bestowed honours on five industry trailblazers at its twenty-ninth induction ceremony in January at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The 2017 inductees —…
Pilot expects Goldstrike resource by mid-year
In the last five months Pilot Gold (TSX: PLG) has found five gold zones at its Goldstrike project in southwestern Utah near the state’s border with Nevada. Goldstrike — a…
JDL, Luna to merge, become Trek Mining
VANCOUVER — Newly formed JDL Mining (TSXV: JDL; US-OTC: LWLCF) and debt-heavy Luna Gold (TSX: LGC; US-OTC: LGCVF) hope that a proposed merger of the two companies will pave the…