Dear Ontario, there’s been way too much off-base and irresponsible commentary in the province about Cliffs Natural Resources’ decision to shelve its Ring of Fire Chromite project. And so, in the spirit of afternoon reality TV and…
VANCOUVER — Applying new exploration models to established mining jurisdictions has long been a hallmark of junior outfits, and Vancouver-based Plata Latina Minerals (TSXV: PAL) is looking to follow suit in Mexico with its…
VANCOUVER — Strathcona Mineral Services’ resignation from the Brucejack gold project in early October dealt a huge blow to project owner Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG). Upon its departure, Strathcona raised serious concerns…
Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) has given a confidence boost to Sandspring Resources (TSXV: SSP; US-OTC: SSPXF) by signing its first early deposit stream agreement for the junior’s Toroparu gold project in Guyana, a week after…
VANCOUVER — Five years ago, when explorers discovered chromite in northern Ontario’s James Bay lowlands region, the metal’s primary finished form — ferrochrome, a key steelmaking ingredient — was worth US$6 per kg,…
Ernst & Young listed resource nationalism as the number-one risk threatening the mining sector in 2013 — a sharp increase over five years ago, when resource nationalism appeared at the bottom of Ernst & Young’s top-10 list…
VANCOUVER — Though junior Azincourt Uranium (TSXV: AAZ; US-OTC: AZURF) is a relatively new arrival to the exploration game — the company completed its listing prospectus in April 2012 — it has made waves by locking down a…
Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest stepped down in September as non-executive chairman of Poseidon Nickel (ASX: POS) to focus on his philanthropic endeavours, but his resignation didn’t signal any underlying loss of confidence in…
For those who claim that the mining industry rarely likes to adopt new technology, Alix Resources (TSXV: AIX; US-OTC: ARXFR) has a story to tell.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index ended the trading week relatively flat, as concerns about the U.S. Federal Reserve curbing its monetary stimulus lingered. Canada’s benchmark index fell 4 points to 13,478.34 points, after touching…
Parts of the Tulsequah Chief orebody in northwestern B.C., 100 km south of Atlin and 65 km northeast of Juneau, Alaska, were mined by Cominco — now Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) — from 1951 to 1957.
Banro’s (TSX: BAA; NYSE-MKT: BAA) third-quarter results show that the company — with expanding gold operations in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo — is tracking in the right direction.
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