Editorial: Gold loves chaos. Mines don’t.
In this editorial for the February edition of The Northern Miner, we take a look at how the first month of the new year has…
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Macro forces driving metals jump still intact: Jefferies
Gold’s sharp pullback last week may have handed investors a new entry point into mining equities because wider economic forces driving the recent “metals melt-up”…
VRIC JV Video: Trinity One buys Ecuador’s Silver-1
Vancouver-based Trinity One Metals (TSXV: TOM; US-OTC: ARJNF) has agreed to acquire Ecuador’s past-producing Silver-1 mine, a deal CEO Thomas Wood said would give the…
JV Video: Toogood extends Quinlan, lines up Mélange
Toogood Gold (TSXV: TGC; US-OTC: TGGCF) drilling last year expanded the Quinlan discovery at its 164-sq.-km project in Newfoundland and helped sharpen targets for the…
Eldorado buys Foran for $2.8B in copper push
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has agreed to buy fellow Canadian miner Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) in a transaction that values the…
Copper is key at Rio-Glencore deadline
With the time limit for a Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) bid to acquire Glencore (LSE: GLEN) expiring this Thursday, The Northern Miner offers…
Junior Explorers Challenge aims to spark youth interest in Canada’s mining story
The Northern Miner has partnered with Mining Matters and Alamos Gold (TSX, NYSE: AGI) to launch a new national initiative encouraging Canadian youth to explore…
AME Roundup Video: BC sets 140-day permit timelines
British Columbia will begin processing mineral-exploration permit applications within 40 to 140 days starting April 1, a move aimed at keeping investment flowing after exploration…
VRIC Video: Dakota Gold pushes towards Richmond Hill PFS
Dakota Gold (NYSE-A: DC) is advancing its Richmond Hill project in South Dakota’s historical Homestake district towards a prefeasibility study within months and first production…
JV Video: Canadian Energy Metals’ Thor PEA supports Sask. alumina play
Calgary-based private developer Canadian Energy Metals has released a preliminary economic assessment for building a $6.3 billion (C$8.6 billion) alumina business around its Thor project…
Glencore says key issues remain in Horne smelter talks
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said it remains at loggerheads with Quebec over the future of its controversial Horne smelter on the eve of a self-imposed deadline…
Vizsla says kidnapping halts Panuco project in Mexico
Canadian mine developer Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) suspended some work on its flagship Panuco silver-gold project in Mexico’s Sinaloa State after 10 people were…