Early Earth too hot for plate tectonics, study says
VANCOUVER — For the past four decades, the theory of plate tectonics has remained a fixture in every geologists understanding of how the earth’s crust glides across the planet and…
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TNM Data Miner: Annual trends in global drilling activity
The Northern Miner has tapped the powerful Intelligence Mine database to explore trends in global mineral drilling activity over the past year. The data set covers nearly 60,000 diamond and reverse-circulation…
Timeline: The adventures of Robert Friedland
Entrepreneur, financier and company-maker Robert Friedland will be recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Northern Miner‘s Canadian Mining Symposium at the Canada House in London, U.K., on May 9,…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Memories of Sourdough Bay
I read the article “Callinex grows Flin Flon footprint” (T.N.M., March 22/17), and it reminded me of an anecdotal incident that happened back in the 1960s when my father Lew…
Yukon catches more majors’ eyes
Recent investments in the Yukon by Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX), Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE: AEM; TSX: AEM) underscore the allure of Canada’s Far…
Imperial explores Mount Polley’s upside
VANCOUVER — It’s been over two and a half years since a catastrophic tailings dam failure paralyzed activity at Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) Mount Polley copper-gold mine, 56…
TSX Venture eases down, April 17-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 8.5 points to an 824.7-point close over the trading week, as spot gold prices lost US$1.25 to US$1,284.44 per oz., and Comex copper prices…
Robert Friedland: Celebrating a lifetime of achievement
Over most of the last two decades, the first voice Peter Meredith would hear at the crack of dawn each morning was Robert Friedland’s. “The phone would ring and he…
TSX remains stable, April 17-21
Statistics Canada reported that Canada’s Consumer Price Index rose 1.6% year-on-year in March, after a 2% gain in February. The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.5% to 15,614.48, while the Canadian…
Darnley Bay outlines plans for Pine Point revival
VANCOUVER — Darnley Bay Resources (TSXV: DBL) has sketched out a plan to revitalize Cominco’s historic Pine Point lead-zinc mine, 42 km east of Hay River, Northwest Territories. A newly released…
Barrick joins Atac at Orion in the Yukon
VANCOUVER — Atac Resources (TSXV: ATC; US-OTC: ATADF) is the latest explorer to attract a major’s attention amid a new gold rush in the Yukon. On April 10, the company struck …
Nighthawk cashed up, drilling 25,000 metres
Nighthawk Gold (TSXV: NHK) recently raised $25.1 million in equity to finance exploration at its Indin Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories, and Nighthawk president and CEO Michael Byron…