U.S. equities hold steady, May 30-June 3
Economic data was mixed with reports that U.S. consumer spending in April posted its sharpest increase in more than six years, while jobs data showed…
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The Northern Miner podcast – episode 15: On promising exploration plays and Indonesian chocolate
Matt and Lesley discuss some recent “hot” exploration plays, including: NexGen Energy (TSXV: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) attracting investment from a Hong Kong billionaire with its…
TSX Venture Exchange rallies, May 30-June 3
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 3.8%, or 25.18 points, to a 693.72-point close, while gold prices strengthened on doubts that the U.S. Federal Reserve…
Scandium International hits feasibility study milestone
With a management team loaded with former executives from BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and a definitive feasibility study under its belt for a specialty metal…
NexGen scores US$60M from Hong Kong billionaire
VANCOUVER — Explorer NexGen Energy (TSXV: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) made headlines earlier this year with an eye-opening maiden resource at its high-grade Arrow uranium deposit…
Aston Bay, BHP agree to take on Storm together
After a year of talks and hundreds of hours of due diligence, BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) has signed an option agreement to earn a 75%…
Pure Energy’s Robinson surveys the world’s lithium deposits
VANCOUVER —While the burgeoning lithium market has sent companies scrambling to secure and advance lithium projects across the globe, anyone new to the scene may…
CNSC greenlights McClean Lake mill expansion
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has approved the expansion of the McClean Lake mill — operated by Areva Resources in northern Saskatchewan — allowing…
Randgold’s Bristow hits the road on motorbike journey across Africa
In what is believed to be the first attempt by motorbike, Mark Bristow embarked at dawn on June 1 on a 7,500 km journey that…
Pure Energy fosters ingenuity for lithium brine technology
VANCOUVER — Pure Energy Minerals (TSXV: PE) is testing a processing technology that could be a game changer for its Clayton Valley South lithium brine project,…
Film review: KONELĪNE finds drama in BC’s Golden Triangle
Northwest British Columbia is a land of abundance and beauty. Teeming with wildlife, the mountains, rivers and valleys are also home to the Tahltan First…
Rye Patch scoops up Florida Canyon gold mine in Nevada
VANCOUVER —Rye Patch Gold (TSXV: RPM; US-OTC: RPMGF) is buying the venerable Florida Canyon heap-leach gold mine in Pershing County, Nev., out of receivership after…