Suppliers news: Boart Longyear workers hit safety milestones
Two of Boart Longyear’s (US-OTC: BOARF; ASX: BLY) drilling teams have hit impressive safety streaks.
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Editorial: Canada, India reunite over uranium
How long do you hold a grudge before letting bygones be bygones? For the Canadian government, it’s about 40 years when it comes to the Indian government’s betrayal over its use of peaceful Canadian nuclear technology to build a…
CRU Group sees copper supply deficit in 2018
Christine Meilton, principal consultant on copper supply and raw materials at independent commodities research firm CRU Group, predicts that supply side losses and slow ramp-ups in the smelting and refining sector will put a squeeze on supply…
Nautilus targets 2018 for undersea mining
VANCOUVER — It’s been a bounce-back 12 months for junior Nautilus Minerals (TSX: NUS; US-OTC: NSUMF), which has overcome a major sociopolitical hurdle to get back on track to develop the world’s first undersea mining operation…
Agnico to consolidate El Barqueno with Soltoro bid
VANCOUVER — It’s been a busy twelve months on the acquisition front for Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), and the company continued its drive on April 10 with a $32-million bid for Toronto-based explorer Soltoro (TSXV: SOL;…
Panoro’s Cotabambas PEA a good start
Analysts believe Panoro Minerals’ (TSXV: PML; US-OTC: POROF) preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Cotabambas project shows the copper-gold-silver-molybdenum porphyry deposit is viable, despite failing to impress investors.
Technical troubles dog Copper Mountain in Q1
Mechanical difficulties at Copper Mountain Mining’s (TSX: CUM) 75%-owned Copper Mountain mine in southern B.C. involving a transformer failure on one of the ball mills in February and a 10-day disruption with the regrind mill in March…
Wall Street marches higher, April 6-10
U.S. stocks rose for a second straight week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 294.41 points to 18,057.65 and the S&P 500 Index gained 35.1 points to finish at 2,102.06. Both indexes were up 1.7%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 2.2% to…
Alamos, AuRico unveil US$1.5B ‘merger of equals’
VANCOUVER — Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) and AuRico Gold (TSX: AUQ; NYSE: AUQ) have apparently been in an on-again, off-again courtship for years, but on April 13 the companies decided to tie the knot amidst a rising tide of merger…
TSX Venture enjoys week-long rally, April 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index managed five days of gains during the trading period, as it jumped 2.3%, or 15.86 points, before closing at a four-week high of 698.88 points. The rally was underpinned by rising commodity futures, while…
TSX posts solid gains, April 6-10
A slight rally in oil prices and reports of encouraging employment data in Canada helped lift Canada’s benchmark index. The S&P/TSX Composite Index advanced 2.4% to 15,388.43, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals &…
Newmont green-lights Long Canyon gold mine
VANCOUVER — Denver-based Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) is poised to open up a new gold district at its Long Canyon project along the eastern flank of the Pequop Mountains in northeastern Nevada. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM)…