Commentary: Unlocking the wealth of northern Ontario
Discovery of the massive “Ring of Fire,” a chromite-rich mineral deposit in a remote area of northern Ontario, is the first and perhaps easiest step in realizing the site’s potential.
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Letters to the editor: Kudos for the balance
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Commentary: Traversing the Far North’s legal landscape
Mining companies investing for the first time in Canada’s Far North may find the experience unlike any other. This holds true not only for foreign corporations, but also for companies familiar with mining in Southern Canada.
Editorial: Oppenheimer out
The decisive, US$5-billion exit of the storied Oppenheimer family from its 40% controlling interest in De Beers brings to a close a century of history in the global diamond trade.
Letter to the editor: New Prosperity plan is environmentally sound: Taseko CEO
I read the editorial submission of Chief Marilyn Baptiste, of the Xeni Gwet’in band of the Tsilhqot’in National Government, in last week’s issue (TNM, Nov. 7-13, 2011). It purported to list eight reasons why Taseko Mines’ resubmitted…
PwC releases report on junior miners
Exploration spending in the twelve months ended June 30 increased 115% year-on-year while total production costs have more than quintupled since 2006, rising more than 23% between 2010 and 2011, PwC concludes in its annual study of the top 100…
Editorial: Miners tripped up in the Argentine tango
Executives and shareholders of foreign mining companies who slept soundly over the past few years thinking they had smartly navigated the murky waters of Argentine politics, regulations and tax policy got a rude awakening in late October.
Commentary: Eight reasons why Taseko’s New Prosperity will fail
Investors hoping to cash in on Taseko Mines’ second bid to develop the the New Prosperity copper-gold mine should think back a year. At that time, despite assurances from the company and its president that the original Prosperity mine proposal…
Odds ‘n’ sods: Always watch out!
During the 1970s I worked at the Geco copper mine in Manitouwadge, Ont. With 650 employees, it was about half the size of a big diamond mine in Canada today.
Editorial: Goldex cookie crumbles
If anything underscores the inherent risk of mining, it was the past week for Agnico-Eagle Mines.
Letter to the editor: Final verdict
As a retired Manitoba exploration geologist and physical scientist, I’ve come to the conclusion that most junior exploration companies are merely mining and milking the markets.
Editorial: Grasberg violence escalates
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia’s Papua province continues to be a deadly place, with three contractor workers being murdered and two security personnel suffering gunshot wounds on Oct. 14.