Rubicon wraps up 2017 exploration program at Phoenix
Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; US-OTC: RBYCF) drilled 28,500 metres at its Phoenix gold project in Red Lake in 2017. Highlights from the most recent batch of assay results include a…
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US markets post gains, Dec. 11-15
Gold closed at US$1,255.10 per oz., up US$6.90 per oz. on the week. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 4.1% to 80.23 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
TSX dips slightly, Dec. 11-15
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates 0.25% — its third rate increase this year. The central bank said it expects three more interest rate increases in 2018. Spot gold…
Friedland-backed Clean TeQ Holdings debuts on TSX
Clean TeQ Holdings (TSX: CLQ; ASX: CLQ), which owns the Sunrise project in Australia, one of the highest-grade and largest nickel-cobalt deposits outside of Africa and one of the highest-grade…
More exploration needed, MinEx’s Schodde says
VANCOUVER — A looming decline in production from Australia’s gold mining industry could be a wake-up call for explorers worldwide, MinEx Consulting managing director Richard Schodde says. The industry soothsayer…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 84: A view from 30,000 feet, with ICMM & Hatch
This week we’re getting a global viewpoint courtesy of Tom Butler, the president and CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) (13:10). Matt sit downs with Tom…
ICMM’s Butler: Mining an ‘agent of change when it comes to alleviating poverty’
VANCOUVER — On Dec. 6, The Northern Miner sat down for an interview with Tom Butler, CEO of the U.K.-based International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM), to discuss climate change…
Lithium demand to triple by 2025, CRU expects
Regulations in China that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and fully electric vehicles must make up 8% of all new vehicle production in the Asian juggernaut in 2018, rising to 10%…
Roskill’s Jack Bedder peers into cobalt crystal ball
Cobalt has more than doubled in price from US$14.75 per lb. in late December 2016 to over US$30 per lb., making it one of the top performing metals this year….
Orefinders assembles western Abitibi land package
Orefinders Resources (TSXV: ORX) is scooping up gold properties in Ontario’s Shining Tree district, near Lake Abitibi. The company will acquire three contiguous properties from three different landholders, bringing its…
Renaud Adams invests in Radisson Mining
Veteran miner Renaud Adams, who recently sold Richmont Mines to Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) in a deal valued at about US$770 million, is investing in Radisson Mining Resources…
Exploration Snapshot: Four junior explorers with active programs
The past year has seen a resurgence of grassroots mineral exploration worldwide for a wide range of precious, base and industrial metals. Below is a quick look at four juniors…