Argonaut pushes forward in Mexico and Ontario
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has had a strong November, expanding its Mexican portfolio by acquiring the Cerro del Gallo (CDG) project from Primero Mining (TSX: P), and tabling a positive…
Canada
Copper Mountain bids US$70M for Altona Mining
VANCOUVER — Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC; US-OTC: CPPMF) has tabled a US$70-million, all-share bid for Australia-based Altona Mining (ASX: AOH) and its district-scale Cloncurry copper-gold property, 95 km northeast of…
Kennady delivers Faraday resource
A maiden resource for Kennady Diamond’s (TSXV: KDI) Faraday kimberlites has added 5 million carats to the diamond resource at the company’s Kennady North project in the Northwest Territories. The…
TSX Venture rises, Nov. 13-17
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 2.87 points to a 799.35-point close, as spot gold prices gained US$17.35 to US$1,292.42 per oz., and Comex copper prices edged up US1¢ to…
Aben’s Forrest Kerr shows promise
VANCOUVER — It’s been a roller-coaster ride for Aben Resources (TSXV: ABN; US-OTC: ABNAF), a junior explorer on the hunt for high-grade gold at its Forrest Kerr project in northwestern…
MLA Steven Fletcher: Don’t create national park on Thompson Nickel Belt extension
The following is an edited transcript of Steven Fletcher — Independent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Assiniboia and a Conservative Member of the Canadian Parliament from 2004–15…
SSR eyes Seabee expansion, sees two killed at Marigold
VANCOUVER — SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM), formerly Silver Standard Resources, is planning a US$90-million expansion of its Seabee underground gold mine in northern Saskatchewan that would boost production, cut…
Nominations open for YMP’s 2018 Peter Munk and Eira Thomas awards
The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) association in partnership with The Northern Miner will be hosting the second annual YMP Awards on March 3, 2018, at Toronto’s Shangri-La Hotel during the opening weekend…
Ero Copper completes IPO, plans production ramp-up
VANCOUVER — Ero Copper (TSX: ERO; US-OTC: ERRPF) is on track to become Canada’s next intermediate copper producer after a $110.6-million initial public offering (IPO) on the Toronto Stock Exchange where…
Nevada green-lights McEwen Mining’s Gold Bar
Nevada has approved McEwen Mining’s (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) final environmental impact statement for its Gold Bar project and the company says it will start building the gold mine immediately. “Gold…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 80: The junior mining special ft. PwC & PearTree
This week we’re analyzing trends in junior mining and capital markets! Matt chats with PwC Canada’s National Mining Leader Liam Fitzgerald about the recently-released Junior mine 2017 report. We delve…
Site visit: Victoria explores the blue sky at Eagle
DAWSON CITY, YUKON — Most geologists wouldn’t even strike a hammer against the discovery outcrop for Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VIT; US-OTC: VITFF) Eagle gold deposit, 49 km northeast of Mayo,…