NexGen resumes drilling at Arrow
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) has kicked off a $14-million winter 2017 drill program at its Rook I property in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin. The program will comprise seven drill…
Canada
CanAlaska not giving up on diamond hunt in West Athabasca
VANCOUVER — Global diamond miner De Beers may have walked away from CanAlaska Uranium’s (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) West Athabasca diamond project in Saskatchewan, but CanAlaska president and CEO Peter Dasler…
TNM Data Miner: Top 5 global uranium resources
The Northern Miner has compiled the five largest uranium reserves and resources at projects around the world using the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine. The list excludes inactive projects. 1….
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 44: Roundup edition feat. BC & Yukon geology extravaganza
Matt and Lesley kick-off AME’s Roundup 2017 with a Geology Corner focused on B.C. and Yukon geology, including the formation of orogenic gold deposits, porphyry systems, and the similarities between…
Film Review: Bre-X goes to Hollywood in ‘Gold’
The Bre-X Minerals scam was practically made for the big screen. In 1997 many surely felt like they were living something out of a movie when 200 million ounces of…
Imperial’s Mount Polley disaster followed years of permit delays
In 2004, Imperial Metals (TSX: III) notified B.C.’s Ministry of Environment that it would apply for a water-discharge permit so that it could restart its Mount Polley copper mine near…
Miner Moments #7: Goldcorp CEO Garofalo talks M&A and production growth
The Northern Miner listened in on major Goldcorp‘s (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) Investor Day webcast on Jan. 17, 2017, and pulled highlights from president and CEO David Garofalo’s remarks surrounding the merger and…
Eastmain’s new team offers a three-asset strategy
Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER) has new management, led by president and CEO Claude Lemasson, and a new vision to advance its three key gold assets — Clearwater, Eastmain and the…
TNM Video: Interview with Rockhaven CEO Turner at Klaza in Yukon
The Northern Miner‘s western editor Matthew Keevil speaks with Matthew Turner, president and CEO of Rockhaven Resources (TSXV: RK), at the company’s Klaza gold-silver-lead-zinc project in the Yukon’s Dawson Range…
Probe Metals options more ground near Val-d’Or East
CEO David Palmer of Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB) is at it again — consolidating yet more ground near the company’s growing Val-d’Or East gold project in Quebec. Just a month…
Commentary: Canada’s energy companies and miners need to work together
It’s interesting to watch two sectors that should be joined at the hip in defense of their joint futures and wonder why they’re not — at least not in any…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 43: Gold majors and a geologist’s guide to investing
The Northern Miner podcast returns in earnest with a jam-packed episode that drills into quarterly reports from gold majors, the recent uranium spot price rally, and the impending Brexit fundamentals…