Mirasol hunts for gold in Argentina, Chile
VANCOUVER — In a hallway at the Sprott Natural Resource Symposium in Vancouver in July, Mirasol Resources (TSXV: MRZ) president and CEO Stephen Nano thumbs through a number of geological and…
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TSX posts slight increase, Aug. 1-5
Disappointing employment numbers and a widening trade gap kept Canada’s benchmark index relatively flat at 14,648.77, up just 0.5% from the previous trading week. Statistics Canada reported that the country’s…
US stocks rise on strong jobs data, Aug. 1–5
U.S. equities gained during the first week of August, helped by a positive jobs report, as companies reported earnings with mixed results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6% to…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 24: Back in action ft. Mickey Fulp
Matt and Lesley are back in action with tons of material from recent site visits and interviews following a busy July! Lesley discusses her trips to Great Panther Silver‘s (TSX: GPR;…
Balmoral stakes more ground near Detour Trend in the Abitibi
Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) founder Darin Wagner has had his eye on the Hwy 810 property for years now as part of a corporate effort to plant the…
Site visit: GoldQuest’s Romero at ‘decision point’
SAN JUAN, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — The road to GoldQuest Mining’s (TSXV: GQC) exploration camp is rough to say the least. But president and CEO Julio Espaillat’s hands are steady on…
Eight Active Juniors on Canada’s East Coast
Atlantic Canada’s mineral riches have enticed mineral explorers since before Confederation. The following are eight such junior explorers and developers carrying on the tradition. Anaconda Mining Toronto-based Anaconda Mining (TSX:…
Odin Mining to buy Ecuador Gold and Copper
In a friendly all-share deal that knits together assets in southern Ecuador, Odin Mining and Exploration (TSXV: ODN), a junior that counts mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty as its largest shareholder,…
Cameco CEO Gitzel laments ‘toughest market in the last decade’
VANCOUVER — Despite a renaissance in some subsectors of the mining industry — predominantly precious metals — Canadian uranium leader Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) is feeling the pain. The nuclear…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Sake and rescue
One of the great parts of our business is the places we go and the interesting people we get to meet. In the early ’90s when diamond mania swept through…
Editorial: A fresh look at mining’s CSR success stories
Admittedly, our eyes tend to glaze over at the thought of reading a 74-page report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in mining, but a newly released one by the Columbia…
Silver Wheaton paying US$800M to raise Salobo gold stream to 75%
Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) is offering a subsidiary of Vale (NYSE: VALE) US$800 million to buy another 25% gold stream from the Salobo copper-gold mine in Brazil. Vancouver-based…