Troilus revisits ‘orphaned’ gold-copper mine in Abitibi
VANCOUVER — Troilus Gold (TSXV: TLG) wants to stage a revival at the dormant Troilus gold-copper mine, 175 km north of Chibougamau, Que., where it holds a two-year option agreement with First…
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Goldcorp’s Luis Canepari on automation, AI, innovation
VANCOUVER — The Northern Miner sat down with Luis Canepari, Goldcorp’s (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) vice-president of technology, to talk about his company’s approach to innovation and technology. Below is an…
Monarques to acquire gold properties from Agnico
Monarques Gold (TSXV: MQR; US-OTC: MRQRF) is set to acquire the McKenzie Break and Swanson gold properties from Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM). The agreement brings Monarques’ Quebec…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 86: Holodecks, AI and geostatistics ft. Goldcorp
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! Happy New Year from The Northern Miner team and welcome to 2018! Let’s take a look at mining and metals to start…
Letter to the editor: A better suggestion for parkland in northern Manitoba
The Manitoba Saskatchewan Prospectors and Developers Association (MSPDA) takes the strong view that while it agrees with Stephen Fletcher’s view that a creating a new national park on Manitoba’s Nickel…
TSX Venture in the black, Dec. 27-29
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 40.42 points to a 850.72-point close, as spot gold prices gained US$28.64 to US$1,302.8 per oz. gold on a weakening U.S. dollar. Comex copper…
TSX posts marginal gains, Dec. 27-29
Canada’s benchmark index rose 0.27% on a shortened trading week to 16,209.10.The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 0.82% to 72.31 while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index budged slightly, moving from…
BMO’s Hamilton on industrial and commodity outlook
VANCOUVER — Colin Hamilton is the managing director of commodities research at BMO Capital Markets based in London, England. He was previously head of commodities research at Macquarie Group in Australia,…
Aston Bay hunts for copper, zinc in Arctic
VANCOUVER — A newly released gravity survey at Aston Bay Holdings’ (TSXV: BAY) Aston Bay copper-zinc property on Nunavut’s Somerset Island has unveiled a potentially larger footprint of mineralization at…
Site visit: Maple Gold takes fresh look at Douay
AMOS, QUEBEC — Over the last four decades, a series of owners have carved out a resource of nearly three million ounces of gold below the 30 metres of overburden…
Fireweed prepares for PEA at Tom and Jason
VANCOUVER — Shares of Fireweed Zinc (TSXV: FWZ) have been on a run — rising 58% to an all-time high of $1.06 at press time — ever since the company began…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 85: Happy Holidays commodity special ft. BMO & Major Drilling
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! Happy Holidays from The Northern Miner! We’re capping off a banner year with a bang in the Northern Miner podcast’s final episode of…