Top 10 Canada-based companies with substantial US assets
The U.S. is fertile ground for a variety of minerals, and Canadian companies are active throughout the land. The Northern Miner presents its top-10 list of the biggest Canada-based firms with…
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Nevada Copper closing in on Pumpkin Hollow production
Under the cloud of slumping base metal prices, advanced-stage developer Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) says it remains on schedule at its ongoing build of the wholly owned Pumpkin Hollow copper…
Top 10 US-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies
U.S. firms have been atop the industry pursuing precious metals across the globe.The Northern Miner presents its top-10 list of U.S.-based, mid-tier and junior precious metals companies. 1. Coeur Mining…
Heap leaching an option at Integra’s DeLamar project
Metallurgical test work at Integra Resources’ (TSXV: ITR; US-OTC: IRRZF) DeLamar project in southwestern Idaho shows heap leaching is a viable option for a large percentage of the resource, the…
Americas Silver plans to pour gold by year-end at Relief Canyon
Americas Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-AM: USAS) expects to produce gold before year-end at its fully funded Relief Canyon project in Nevada, 153 km northeast of Reno. The mine will produce…
US court rules against Hudbay’s Rosemont
Shares of Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) plunged 21.4% on Aug. 1 after a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona halted construction at the…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Rocks can talk
Rock is remarkable stuff. It lets you know when it’s not happy, and like the best of us, it gets stressed from time to time. When it gets very wound…
TSX Venture edges higher, July 22-26: Great Bear, Rio2, Jervois Mining
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 0.16% to 592.89 during the trading week. Drill results and exploration success at its Dixie project in the Red Lake district of Ontario sent…
Top-10, Canada-based precious metals developers
Canadian gold and silver juniors are leading project advancement at home and abroad, as precious metals exploration and development enjoy boom times again. The following are the top-10, Canadian-headquartered precious…
A diamond by any other name?
When Signet Jewelers’ (NYSE: SIG) e-commerce subsidiary James Allen began offering man-made diamonds in May, the company added an additional search tab to the site: “earth-created diamonds” or “lab-created diamonds.”…
TSX Venture falls, June 24-28: Aurion, Golden Dawn, Itafos
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.20% to 585.47 during the June 24-28 trading week. Spot gold rose US$9.90 per oz. or 0.71% to US$1,408.90 per oz. Aurion Resources topped…
SSR Mining acquires past producers
SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM) is acquiring from Newmont Goldcorp (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) and Fairmile Gold Mining two past-producing gold operations to the south of its Marigold mine…