VANCOUVER — According to Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) president and CEO David Garofalo the past year marked a “turning point” for the company that will see roughly five years of expansion and capital investment…
Once again we see politics playing one of the biggest roles in jurisdictional rankings for the Fraser Institute’s newly unveiled “Survey of Mining Companies 2014” by Taylor Jackson.
Wellgreen Platinum (TSX: WG; US-OTC: WGPLF) has delivered an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Wellgreen platinum group metals and nickel deposit, in the southern Yukon, that cuts capital costs and the project’s mine…
VANCOUVER — Streaming and royalty outfit Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE-MKT: SAND) has been on a bit of a dealmaking tear to start the year. The company locked down 10 new royalty agreements in West Africa and Nevada, and on Feb. 18 it…
Measures taken by Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) to divest non-core assets, chip away at debt and focus on five cornerstone mines in the Americas are benefiting juniors like Otterburn Resources (TSXV: OBN).
VANCOUVER — TerraX Minerals (TSXV: TXR; US-OTC: TRXXF) has been making slow but steady improvements to its Yellowknife City gold project, which is located along trend of the multi-million ounce Giant-Con gold deposits in the Northwest…
During its successful 2014 election campaign, Quebec’s Liberal Party vowed to revive Plan Nord — a cherished blueprint for opening up the province’s vast northern mineral wealth for development. Brainchild of former Liberal…
If you’re connected to a mining company that is considering a corporate merger or acquisition in 2015, keep in mind that current and future tax consequences can sour what could otherwise be a sweet deal.
The following is the abridged summary of the Mining Association of Canada’s 112-page report titled “Facts & figures of the Canadian mining industry 2014,” which was released in early February and is available at…
Why would a highly regarded sector with well-paying jobs struggle with issues of turnover and employee engagement? Clearly money alone doesn’t buy you happiness. Let’s also consider how the leadership styles commonly used in…
Greece may have reached a deal in principle with euro finance ministers to extend its financial bailout by four months, but concern in the energy sector about the impact of low oil prices drove the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 0.6% to…
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has put its US$1.6-billion Tasiast mill expansion project on hold to keep its balance sheet intact in the current low gold price environment, with at least one analyst thinking the firm is considering other…
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