REPORT: Juniors enter period of cautious optimism
TORONTO – Canada’s junior mining sector is seeing renewed confidence as market capitalization rose, according to PwC Canada’s Junior mine 2017 report […]
Marilyn Scales
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LEAD-ZINC: Trevali enjoys positive PEA for Halfmile-Stratmat
NEW BRUNSWICK – Vancouver-based Trevali Mining Corp. has received a positive preliminary economic assessment for the Halfmile-Stratmat zinc-lead-silver project in the Bathurst […]
GOLD: Northern Empire raises $13M for Sterling property
NEVADA – Vancouver-based Northern Empire Resources has bumped its $10-million bought deal up to $13 million. The company will now issue approximately […]
Cameco reports $50M loss as uranium languishes
VANCOUVER — Canada’s Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) is in damage control amidst the worst uranium market in over a decade. The company’s underwhelming […]
URANIUM: Denison extends Gryphon mineralization at Wheeler River
SASKATCHEWAN – Toronto-based Denison Mines, operator of the Wheeler River uranium project in the Athabasca Basin, says recent drilling has extended the […]
GOLD: Metanor intersects 41.6 g/t south of Bachelor mine
QUEBEC – Metanor Resources of Val d’Or, Que., began drilling in September on level 11 to the south from the main workings […]
ALUMINUM: Rio Tinto wins Can-Am award for Kitimat smelter
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Rio Tinto has won the Canadian-American Business Council’s Corporate Leadership Award for the $6-billion modernization of its BC Works […]
MINING PEOPLE: Angkor Gold, Novo Resources, and Vior Mining
Angkor Gold Corp., headquartered in Sexsmith, Alta., has named Dennis Ouellette as VP exploration. He joined the company earlier this year as […]
Epiroc begins journey as independent company serving mining and civil engineering industries
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Epiroc AB, the subsidiary of Atlas Copco Group that is planned to be listed on the stock exchange in […]
LINERS: Metso Acquires WEARX solutions provider
AUSTRALIA – Metso has today closed the acquisition of an Australia-based wear lining solutions provider WEARX. The company’s sales in the fiscal […]
A Q3 financial review of Canada’s largest gold producers
VANCOUVER — The Northern Miner presents a roundup of third-quarter results from Canada’s three largest gold producers by market capitalization: Barrick Gold […]
DIAMONDS: Washington Cos complete Dominion Diamond deal
MISSOULA, Mont. – The Washington Companies has completed the plan of arrangement making Dominion Diamond Corp. of Calgary a standalone, private company […]
Bridging the gap: Training considerations for transitioning from open pit to underground mining
As some mines evolve from open pit to underground operations, a fundamental transformation occurs in the skills and knowledge required from the […]