Fission expands uranium resource at PLS
VANCOUVER — Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) is trying to strike a fiscal balance between resource expansion and grassroots discovery at its Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project in the…
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Toachi has VMS target by the tail at La Plata in Ecuador
La Plata — a gold-rich, volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit, 85 km south of Ecuador’s capital city of Quito — was the subject of small-scale mining from open-pit and underground…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 45: Post Roundup 2017 ft. Yukon Deputy Premier
This week we head to the floor of AME BC’s Roundup 2017 conference in Vancouver, B.C., for exclusive Northern Miner coverage. Lesley’s geology corner heads to the Core Shack for…
Denison CEO on becoming Canada’s next uranium producer
VANCOUVER — Lukas Lundin’s Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) has one vision at its Wheeler River joint venture in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin: to become Canada’s next uranium producer. The company…
TSX Venture eases up, Jan. 23-27
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 12.03 points over the Jan. 23-27 report period to a 809.62-point close. Spot gold prices shed US$19.12, or 1.6%, to US$1,191.2 per oz., whereas…
TSX creeps higher, Jan. 23–27
Canada’s main stock index inched up after the first trading week since U.S. president Donald J. Trump took office. The S&P/TSX Composite Index added 0.2% to close at 15,575.81. The…
Dow breaks 20,000, Jan. 23-27
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 20,000 threshold three times during the trading week, and finished at 20,093.78, marking a 1.34% gain, while the S&P 500 Index rose…
Roundup 2017: Geoscience BC showcases new mag survey
VANCOUVER — Bruce Madu, vice-president of minerals and mining at the non-profit research organization Geoscience BC, says that explorers can “take their pick” of copper, gold, silver and/or molybdenum targets…
Commentary: Signs of a good exploration team
VANCOUVER — The Northern Miner reached out to a number of geologists living in the Vancouver area and asked them to identify ways that a non-technical person can tell if…
TNM Data Miner: Largest global gold reserves in 2016
The Northern Miner put together the largest global gold reserves at operating mines in 2016, using the Intelligence Mine database from sister company Infomine. The list excludes combined reserves at…
TNM Video: Roundup Core Shack tour ft. Marathon Gold & Nighthawk Gold
The Northern Miner‘s resident geologist Lesley Stokes takes a tour of the Core Shack at AME BC‘s Roundup 2017 conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. She chats with Marathon Gold (TSX:…
Roundup 2017: Interview with Exploration Insights’ Brent Cook and Joe Mazumdar
The Northern Miner sits down with Exploration Insights analysts Brent Cook and Joe Mazumdar at AME BC’s Roundup 2017 conference to chat about the state of resource markets, and what…