Mining Articles

Copler Saddle zone shows mine potential, Alacer says

October 1, 2019 / Posted Northern Miner Staff

Alacer Gold's (TSX: ASR) Copler Saddle shear zone sits on the western periphery of the company's Copler open-pit mine in eastern Turkey, 1,100 km southeast of Istanbul and 550 km east of Ankara.The open-pit mine produced 170,865 oz. gold last year, and Alacer believes Copler Saddle, which sits outside the mine's mineral resource, could become a source of additional oxide ore that could be converte...Read More

Semafo releases 'attractive' PEA for Nabanga in Burkina Faso

October 1, 2019 / Northern Miner staff

A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Semafo's (TSX:SMF) Nabanga gold project in Burkina Faso envisions an open-pit and underground mining operation that can be developed with modest initial capital.The Nabanga gold project, 250 km southeast of Ouagadougou, is located in the Birimian gold province, which hosts most of West Africa's major gold deposits.The PEA tables total gold production o...Read More

Premier pours first gold at El Nino mine in Nevada

October 1, 2019 / Northern Miner staff

Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) has poured first gold at its El Nino underground mine in Nevada.The El Nino mine is part of the South Arturo mine project, which is a joint venture between Premier (40%) and Nevada Gold Mines (60%). Nevada Gold Mines is owned by Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and Newmont Goldcorp (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM).South Arturo is 40 km northwest of the...Read More

Positive sentiment at start of Q4 on markets

01 October 2019 / Staff reporter

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was also higher at the time of writing, ahead of today's decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia which is widely tipped to announce a second rate cut for this year.Chinese markets are now closed for national holidays until next Tuesday.The gold price has sunk to US$1,468 an ounce on the spot market and economic bellwether copper also closed lower on the London...Read More

Profit From Moving Global Supply Chains

October1, 2019 / Christian DeHaemer

When I first started in this business more than 20 years ago, the first major financial meltdown I witnessed was the Asian Contagion of 1998. This was a time when emerging markets took on too much U.S. dollar denominated debt. Their currencies went the wrong way and they couldn't pay it back.Ironically, this led to revolution and a flowering of democracy from South Korea through Indonesia. The old...Read More

Rogue Resources Inc. (TSX-V: RRS): Acquiring Cash Flow- Two New Limestone Quarries, to supplement its Advancing Silica/Quartz Business; Interview with Sean Samson, President & CEO

1/10/2019 / Dr. Allen Alper, PhD Economic Geology and Petrology, Columbia University, NYC, USA

Rogue Resources Inc. (TSX-V: RRS) has been focused on advancing its silica/quartz business, with the Snow White Project, in Ontario and the Silicon Ridge Project, in Quebec, while at the same time watching the paper value of its other assets increase with rising metal prices, including the gold potential at Radio Hill and nickel potential at Langmuir. We learned from Sean Samson, President, CEO an...Read More

Kinross denies Reuters report 'putting future deals in Russia on hold'

October 1, 2019 / Posted Trish Saywell

A Reuters news report stating Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is "putting future deals in Russia on hold" after recently acquiring a development project in the country is "an unfortunate mischaracterization," the company told The Northern Miner."We are not paused in the country, as we are active with two operating mines, a robust and successful exploration program that has added to mine life, and...Read More

Lithium Americas feasibility boosts production capacity at Cauchar?--Olaroz

October 1, 2019 / Northern Miner staff

Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) has released an updated feasibility study that boosted the production capacity of Cauchar?--Olaroz lithium project in Argentina's Jujuy province to 40,000 tonnes per annum from 25,000 tonnes per annum.Lithium Americas and Ganfeng Lithium (TSXV: ILC; US-OTC: ILHMF) each own 50% of the project.The feasibility study, which updates the one tabled in 2017, says...Read More

The Northern Miner Podcast - episode 154: Higher gold prices coming but may take time, ft Jeffrey Christian

October 1, 2019 / Posted Adrian Pocobelli

This week's episode features a special interview with CPM Group's Jeffrey Christian by acting editor-in-chief Trish Saywell. Christian discusses precious metals prices and the macroeconomic dynamics that might be influencing them in terms of both supply and demand. He also says that it's time to play gold on the long side, but that an upward move may take four to five years to materialize.All this...Read More

New NGO to support mine reclamation

01 October 2019 / Staff Reporter

The non-profit organisation hopes to provide a necessary educational function by distributing information about useful processes, tools, courses and case histories where landuse design can improve the outcomes of mine reclamation projects.Landform design is an emerging practice that draws together civil and mining engineering, ecology, geochemistry, and other fields to reclaim mine lands. It allow...Read More

Champion Iron Limited (TSX: CIA) (ASX: CIA): Largest High-Grade, Low-Contaminant Iron Ore Pure-Play Producer, Listed Publicly in the World; Interview with Michael Marcotte, VP of Investor Relations

1/10/2019 / Dr. Allen Alper, PhD Economic Geology and Petrology, Columbia University, NYC, USA

Champion Iron Limited (TSX: CIA) (ASX: CIA) is a producing iron development and exploration company focused on its flagship asset, the Bloom Lake iron ore property, located in Qu?(C)bec, Canada. We learned from Michael Marcotte, VP of Investor Relations for Champion Iron, that they are currently the single largest high-grade, low-contaminant iron ore pure-play producer that's listed publicly in th...Read More

Iamgold makes discovery at Karita project in Guinea

October 1, 2019 / Northern Miner staff

Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has confirmed a new grassroots exploration discovery at its Karita gold project in northeastern Guinea.The project sits along a portion of West Africa's Senegal-Mali Shear Zone, 8 km south of the company's Boto gold project and 3 km north of its Diakha-Siribaya project.The company reported assays from 16 reverse circulation (RC) drill holes totalling 1,839 metres that...Read More

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