Rio Tinto deepens presence in Mongolia
A week after the Mongolian government hit Turquoise Hill Resources (NYSE: TRO) with a US$155-million tax bill associated with the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine, Rio…
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China’s Zhaojin becomes cornerstone investor in Sabina
One of China’s largest gold companies has invested $66 million for a 9.9% stake in Canada’s Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB), a junior that…
PwC: Miners drive $5B year in Canadian IPOs
The following is an edited summary from PwC about its annual IPO survey. For more information, visit www.pwc.com. The 2017 market for initial public offerings…
Yorbeau tables Scott Lake PEA
Yorbeau Resources (TSX: YRB) has announced a new resource estimate and preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its wholly owned Scott Lake polymetallic project in the…
China ‘tweaks’ nickel taxes to favour EVs, Wood Mackenzie says
In December, China made adjustments to import taxes on some nickel products that favour the production of electric vehicles (EVs). On Jan. 1, the import…
Rebranded Nickel Creek Platinum aims to take Wellgreen to ‘next level’
VANCOUVER — The new management team at recently renamed Nickel Creek Platinum (TSX: NCP; US-OTC: NCPCF) (formerly Wellgreen Platinum) has spent the past year rebuilding its…
Why mine closure matters and why it gets ignored
If you want to clear a room of miners, there are few better ways than to raise the topic of mine closure. At least, that’s…
Arizona tables ‘world-class’ PEA at Hermosa zinc deposit
VANCOUVER — Arizona Mining (TSX: AZ) has released an improved preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its flagship Hermosa zinc-lead-silver project, 81 km southeast of Tucson,…
BC, Yukon & NWT Snapshot: 8 juniors on the move
Canada’s westernmost province and two territories have long attracted mineral explorers and developers lured by the region’s rich natural endowment, substantial infrastructure and pro-mining government…
Editorial: US gov’t slaps sanctions on Israeli mogul Dan Gertler
On Dec. 20, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order under the year-old Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and related acts to block…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 88: Inside the iron ring ft. Procon Mining
We’re getting your prepared for next week’s AME Roundup 2018 and Vancouver Resource Investment Conference! Matt runs down where you can catch The Northern Miner…
TSX Venture Exchange inches lower, Jan. 8-12
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.96% to finish the Jan. 8-12 trading week at 878.20. Shares of Standard Lithium jumped 30¢ to $2.55 on…