TSX posts slim increase, July 6-10
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.75% to 15,713.82 during the July 6-10 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 5.06% to 95.05, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
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US government to assess Twin Metals mine proposal
Antofagasta’s (LSE: ANTO) Twin Metals Minnesota has received formal notice that its planned copper-nickel-cobalt-platinum metals mine will be assessed through a federal environmental review. The U.S. government’s Bureau of Land…
Eric Sprott increases stake in Stratabound Minerals
Billionaire mining investor Eric Sprott has acquired 3 million common shares of Stratabound Minerals (TSXV: SB) at a price of 5¢ per share. The acquisition was conducted through Jerritt Canyon…
Moon richer in metals than previously thought: study
Plans to start mining the Moon as early as 2025 became more attractive this week after a U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) team found evidence that the Earth’s…
Energy Fuels to upgrade uranium processing facility to include rare earths
As the United States pushes to dilute China’s monopoly on rare earths and develop a domestic supply, Colorado-based Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR) is working towards being at the forefront of…
Arizona Metals hits massive sulphide at Kay mine
Drilling has intersected massive sulphide mineralization at the South zone of Arizona Metals’ (TSXV: AMC) Kay mine property, 69 km north of Phoenix and adjacent to Black Canyon City in…
Editorial: This and That
Let’s face it, at times like these, editorial writers are spoiled for choice. How does one choose among the most pertinent topics of the day? The surge in new coronavirus…
Canada’s top 10 royalty and streaming companies
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canadian-headquartered royalty and streaming companies by market capitalization, as of late-June 2020. 1. Franco-Nevada Market capitalization: US$26.40 billion Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) continues…
US markets fall, June 22-26
A surge in coronavirus cases in parts of the United States undermined market sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3.31% to 25,015.55 and the S&P 500 dropped 2.86% to…
TSX drops, June 22-26
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 1.84% to 15,189.00 during the June 22-26 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 4.24% to 88.72, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
GoldMining creates royalty subsidiary
GoldMining (TSX: GOLD; US-OTC: GLDLF) has created a wholly owned royalty company – Gold Royalty – with a portfolio of 14 newly created royalties on GoldMining’s gold assets in the…
Liberty Gold discovers third gold zone at Black Pine
Reverse circulation (RC) drilling at Liberty Gold’s (TSX: LGD) Black Pine project has discovered a third zone of oxide gold mineralization – D-3 – underneath the historic drilling boundary in…