Mayfair Gold (TSXV: MFG) recently completed the purchase of carbon offsets to account for its 2021 emissions, making its Fenn-Gib gold exploration project in northern Ontario carbon neutral. Companies can buy carbon offsets to decrease theircarbon footprints. The funds provided are often invested in environment-friendly projects. Ontario-based Mayfair bought carbon offsets worth $14,760 for...Read More
Success begets success; in the mining industry, jurisdictions that continually reward exploration companies for their efforts will attract more attention and more exploration. In Newfoundland and Labrador, a number of gold projects in stages between initial drilling to mine development - including Matador Mining's (US-OTC: MZZMF; ASX: MZZ) Cape Ray gold project and Marathon Gold's (TSX: MOZ; UT-O...Read More
Nuinsco Resources (CSE: NWI; OTC: NWIFF) has published an initial resource estimate for its Prairie Lake critical minerals and phosphate project. The property is located 28 km north of the Trans-Canada Highway and 45 km northwest of town of Marathon, Ont.The initial Prairie Lake resource is based on 73 inclined diamond drill holes completed between 1969 and 2010, for a total of 12,180 metres. Addi...Read More
The United States needs to smooth out its mine permitting processes, conduct more geological surveys and make the most of its mining relationship with Canada, if it wants to contend with a competitive critical minerals market, researcher Duncan Wood said at The Northern Miner's quarterly Global Mining Symposium in late May. The vice-president for strategy and new initiatives at the Wilson Center,...Read More
Salazar Resources (TSX-V: SRL) and Adventus Mining (TSX-V: ADZN) continue to expand their footprint in Ecuador with the government approving the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) for their Curipamba-El Domo gold and copper project.The technical endorsement paves the way for the citizen participation process, final environmental licence issuance and construction decision in the...Read More
We spoke with David Garofalo, Chairman and CEO of Gold Royalty Corp. (NYSE American: GROY). Gold Royalty Corp. is a gold-focused royalty company, offering creative financing solutions to the metals and mining industry. Its mission is to acquire royalties, streams, and similar interests, at varying stages, of the mine life cycle, to build a balanced portfolio, offering near, medium, and longer-term...Read More
We spoke with Mike Davies, who is CFO of GCM Mining Corp. (TSX: GCM, OTCQX: TPRFF), a mid-tier gold producer, with a proven track record of mine building and operating, in Latin America. In Colombia, the Company is the leading high-grade underground gold and silver producer, with several mines in operation at its Segovia Operations, which produced 206,389 ounces of gold in 2021. In Guyana, the Com...Read More
There's a new trend that has been sweeping YouTube with hundreds of videos - one that claims you can earn hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars with this hobby.It's called "coin roll hunting." And it's pretty much exactly what you imagine it is: searching through rolls of coins to hunt for collectible and valuable coinage.The main thing most hunters are looking for are old 90% sil...Read More
Jul 7, 2021 In this live summit, Kodiak Copper's CEO, Claudia Tornquist and Chairman, Christopher Taylor, will be discussing the ...Read More
May 20, 2021 Hear from Paul Huet, Chairman and CEO of Karora Resources, during his first live investment summit, hosted by 6ix ...Read More
FPX Nickel is a publicly-traded company in Canada and the USA with a focus on developing a large source of low-cost, low-carbon nickel for electric vehicle b...Read full newsRead More
Share this article TORONTO - Yamana Gold Inc. [YRI-TSX, AUY-NYSE] is set to be acquired by South African giant Gold Fields Ltd. [GFI-NYSE] in a share exchange transaction worth US$6.7 billion. The combined company is expected to rank as the globe's third largest gold producer and fourth largest by market capitalization.Yamana is a Canadian precious metals producer with significant gold and silver...Read More
The oil and energy sectors have been in a massive bull market, and yet they remain cheap. Exxonmobil (NYSE: XOM), the 500-pound gorilla in the sector, has a price-to-earnings ratio of 16 and pays a 3.66% dividend yield.Chevron (NYSE: CVX) has a P/E of 16 and pays a 3.24% dividend. ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) has a P/E ratio of 11 and pays a 1.73% dividend yield.And this is after they are up 50-90%....Read More
With the aim of rebalancing its portfolio towards metals needed for the world's energy transition, Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) will look to finish building its biggest ever project, the Quebrada Blanca phase 2 (QB2) in Chile, by the end of 2022 and double its copper production. In an interview with The Northern Miner, Teck's COO Red Conger said the project, which had initial...Read More
Holders of cryptocurrencies are reeling after a brutal year-to-date, with a catastrophic April and May serving to remind investors of the dangers in relying upon such ephemeral stores of wealth. The Financial Times estimates that more than US$1 trillion has been wiped from the value of crypto assets in the five months to the end of May. Losers include Vitalik Buterin (creator of the Ethereum b...Read More
This week's episode features Duncan Wood, vice-president for strategy and new initiatives at the Wilson Center in Washington D.C., in conversation with Northern Miner reporter Naimul Karim. Duncan discusses how the United States lags far behind China when it comes to stockpiling natural resources, as well as the recent nationalization of lithium in Mexico and the implications for the industry.All...Read More
Defense Metals (TSXV: DEFN; OTC: DFMTF) has released initial results of the alternative acid-bake process testing mineralized feed from the company's Wicheeda rare earth element (REE) project. This hydrometallurgy program, which started in December 2021 and includes pilot plant operations, is being conducted by SGS Lakefield.Over 20 tests on several concentrate samples have been completed to date,...Read More
South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) is buying Canada's Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) in an all-share deal worth US$6.7 billion, which will make it the world's fourth-largest gold producer.Under the terms of the deal, Yamana's shareholders will receive 0.6 of a Gold Field share for each outstanding share in Yamana, representing a 34% premium to its average share price over the...Read More
An intergovernmental agency formed in the wake of the oil crisis in 1973 is out with a new report that is sounding an alarm that cannot be ignored.In short, the halcyon days are over.The International Energy Agency released the report last week with the details. They aren't pretty for anyone who buys or sells batteries, especially large battery packs for some of the fastest-growing applications li...Read More