USGS identifies new uranium potential in southern US
VANCOUVER — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates there are 39.9 million lb. of undiscovered uranium oxide resources in the Southern High Plains region of Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma….
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Renaud Adams invests in Radisson Mining
Veteran miner Renaud Adams, who recently sold Richmont Mines to Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) in a deal valued at about US$770 million, is investing in Radisson Mining Resources…
Exploration Snapshot: Four junior explorers with active programs
The past year has seen a resurgence of grassroots mineral exploration worldwide for a wide range of precious, base and industrial metals. Below is a quick look at four juniors…
Commentary: SCC decision on Peel watershed in Yukon another win for First Nations
First Nations have just won an important lawsuit at the Supreme Court of Canada on account that the Yukon government had tried to do an end-run on their land claim…
Editorial: Bitcoin starts to eat gold’s lunch
Gold investors, miners and explorers have for the most part spent the last few years scoffing at the global cryptocurrency revolution led by Bitcoin and others, with a certain smug…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 83: A nickel for your electric car ft. Hard-Line
This week we’re digging deeper into our commodity retrospective and outlooks for 2018. Matt talks the most recent news and notes, including the impact of the eleventh-hour rewrite of the…
TSX Venture logs slight decline, Nov. 27-Dec. 1
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index slipped 0.63% to a 789-point close. Gold touched US$1,300 per oz. before finishing at US$1,279.60 per ounce. LME inventories for copper, zinc and nickel were…
Copper, nickel outlooks dominate LME Week
VANCOUVER — The annual gathering of London Metal Exchange (LME) Week provides a bellwether for the major trends in base metals and industrial mineral markets over the coming year. Metal…
TSX slips, Nov. 27-Dec. 1
Canada’s benchmark index dipped 0.43% to finish at 16,038.97. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 2.32% and 2.23% to 67.08 and 191.31. West Texas…
US markets move higher, Nov. 27 to Dec. 1
The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its largest weekly gain since December 2016, buoyed by optimistic expectations that U.S. lawmakers were making progress on tax-cut legislation. The Dow climbed 2.9%…
Lundin Mining lowers production outlook
VANCOUVER — Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) pulled together a management conference call after a press release detailing its lower production guidance for the next three years triggered a fall in…
Jeffrey Christian on bitcoin and ‘runaway’ gold price
Jeffrey Christian is the managing partner of CPM Group, a commodities research and management, consulting and financial advisory firm in New York. He founded the company in 1986, spinning off…