US markets mixed, April 29-May 3: Pretium, Cleveland Cliffs
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.15% to 26,504.95 and the S&P 500 Index rose 0.20% to 2,945.64. Spot gold lost US$7.40 per oz., or 0.60%, to finish at US$1,278.50…
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Nobis Group takes stake in Adventus in Ecuador
One of Ecuador’s largest private conglomerates — with investments in everything from deepwater ports to real estate and agriculture — has chosen Adventus Mining (TSXV: ADZN; US-OTC: ADVZF) and its Curipamba…
Orsu Metals tallies first resource at Russian gold project
Five years ago a private group of Russian businessmen, known as Sibzoloto Partners, acquired the Sergeevskoe gold project in southeastern Siberia, 550 km from Chita, an administrative city near Russia’s…
Uranium markets starting to improve, Cameco’s Gitzel says
The following is a transcript of remarks made by Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) president and CEO Tim Gitzel during the company’s first-quarter conference call on May 1 on the…
Geomega fine-tunes rare earths recycling technology
Geomega Resources (TSXV: GMA) plans to put Canada on the map as a producer of rare earth elements (REE) — not by building a mine, although it hopes to do…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #22: Uranium’s ‘pivotal year’ ft Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel
In this mini-podcast, we share a 10-minute highlight from Cameco’s hour-long quarterly results call, with president and CEO Tim Gitzel arguing why 2018 was a “pivotal year” for the uranium…
Ivanhoe extends strike length at Kamoa North Bonanza Zone
Earlier this year, Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) discovered a shallow, thick zone of bonanza-grade copper mineralization on its Kamoa-Kakula mining licence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…
Skeena envisions high-grade open pit at Eskay Creek
Eskay Creek in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle was at one time the world’s highest-grade gold mine before Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) finally shut it down in 2008 due…
SolGold’s Alpala: getting bigger, with higher grade
Another year, another doubling of resources: since launching a drill campaign on the Cascabel project in northern Ecuador in 2013, SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LON: SOLG) has steadily converted hints of…
Gold Fields takes stake in Chakana Copper
One of the largest gold mining companies in the world has taken a shine to Chakana Copper (TSXV: PERU; US-OTC: CHKKF) and its Soledad project in Peru. Gold Fields (NYSE:…
Minera Alamos on fast track to production
Haywood Securities has initiated coverage of Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) with a buy rating and 12-month target price of 40¢ per share — a 281% return from the junior’s current…
The Northern Miner nominated for two national journalism awards
Two stories published by The Northern Miner in 2018 have been nominated for the 2019 National Magazine Awards: B2B. Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming got the nod in the “Best…