Novo bulk samples at Egina return coarse gold
Bulk samples collected from test pits excavated at Novo Resources’ (TSXV: NVO) Egina gold project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia have recovered coarse gold. Novo processed 281 cubic…
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RNC expands Beta Hunt with resource update
Infill and exploration drilling in the Western Flanks Zone of the Beta Hunt gold mine in Western Australia has boosted measured and indicated resources fivefold and inferred resources threefold, RNC Minerals (TSX:…
Top-10 Canadian miners by market cap
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canada-headquartered mining companies by market capitalization, as of early July 2019. 1. Nutrien Market cap: $41.8 billion Nutrien (TSX: NTR; NYSE: NTR) is the…
US markets drop, June 24-28: Agnico Eagle, Rio Tinto
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.45% to 26,599.96 and the S&P 500 Index dropped 0.30% to 2,941.76. Spot gold rose 0.71% or US$9.90 per oz. to US$1,408.90 per oz….
Global Energy Metals expands Nevada footprint
Global Energy Metals (TSXV: GEMC; US-OTC: GBLEF) struck an option agreement in January with Nevada Sunrise Gold (TSXV: NEV) to acquire 85% of the historic Lovelock cobalt mine and nearby…
RNC uncovers bonanza grades at Beta Hunt
RNC Minerals (TSX: RNX) has found an estimated 987 oz. gold in 238 kilograms of rock from veins on level 16 of its Beta Hunt gold mine, just 25 metres…
St Barbara to acquire Atlantic Gold for $802M
Australian gold producer St Barbara (ASX: SBM) is acquiring 100% of Canadian gold producer Atlantic Gold (TSXV: AGB) in a deal valued at $802 million. St Barbara’s offer represents a…
TSX Venture slips, April 15-19: Millennial Lithium, Novo, Superior Gold
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.5% to 609.21, continuing its steady April decline. Shares of Millennial Lithium rose 18¢ to $1.75, after the company doubled the resource at its…
Macquarie Research assesses global iron ore market
Spot iron ore prices rose from US$75 per tonne to US$95 per tonne in the weeks following the Brumadinho dam disaster at Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Feijao iron ore mine in…
CESCO Week: Deficits delayed in global copper market
SANTIAGO, CHILE — Mention electric vehicles and copper industry executives’ eyes dazzle like the headlights on a Tesla. As electric motors and lithium batteries replace combustion engines, cars, buses and…
TSX rises, April 1-5: Kirkland Lake, Labrador Iron Ore, North American Palladium
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.83% to 16,396.15. Spot gold finished the week at US$1,291.40 per oz., down 60¢ from the previous week. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 0.91%…
K92 Mining hits mineralization at Blue Lake prospect in PNG
K92 Mining (TSXV: KNT; US-OTC: KNTNF) intersected 175 metres of 0.28 gram gold per tonne and 0.22% copper from 259 metres downhole at its Blue Lake porphyry prospect, 4 km…