PwC’s Art of Mining winners honoured
The mining industry gathered in Toronto in early March for PwC Canada’s fourth annual Art of Mining event, which showcases mining innovation through a photo competition. This year’s contest featured…
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Colombia, Ecuador & Peru Snapshot: Eight juniors on the hunt for minerals
Despite centuries of local mining history, the northern Andes remain under-explored by modern standards, and the region stands as one of the favourite destinations of the world’s mineral explorers. Here…
PDAC-Oreninc report: Mineral investment facing headwinds
The following is an edited excerpt from the report “State of mineral finance 2019: At the crossroads,” produced by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and Oreninc. For…
PDAC Interview: PM Justin Trudeau speaks on Canadian mining innovation, aboriginal engagement
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a visit to the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) in Toronto on March 5, 2019, for a sit-in…
Blue Sky Uranium proposes low-cost operation at Ivana
Blue Sky Uranium (TSXV: BSK; US-OTC: BKUCF) has unveiled a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Ivana uranium-vanadium deposit at its wholly owned Amarillo Grande project in Rio Negro, Argentina,…
Salazar Resources set to dust off neglected portfolio
After riding out a decade of political and market instability, Ecuador-focused junior Salazar Resources (TSXV: SRL) has emerged with funds and a new focus to explore its portfolio of early-stage…
Editorial: Federal gov’t unveils Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan
Canada’s federal government used the opportunity of the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada in Toronto in early March to unveil its 44-page Canadian Minerals and…
Newcrest to buy 70% of Red Chris for US$807M
Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) says there is potential to transform Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III) Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwestern British Columbia into a tier-one operation, and is spending US$806.5…
Barrick and Newmont forge ‘historic’ joint venture in Nevada
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has abandoned its hostile takeover bid for Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM), after the companies struck a joint-venture deal on their Nevada assets. Barrick will…
TSX Venture falls, March 4-8: Maverix Metals, Aurania, Novo
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.13% to 618.08 in the first week of March, after a strong close to February. Shares of Maverix Metals rose 36¢ to $2.69. The…
Aurania Resources finds more copper at Lost Cities–Cutucu
Gold-oriented Aurania Resources (TSXV: ARU) is finding as much copper as gold in the early innings of exploration at its Lost Cities–Cutucu project in southeastern Ecuador. In January the junior…
TSX slips, March 4-8: Serabi, Euro Sun and North American Palladium
Canada’s benchmark index fell 0.44% to 15,996.21 to start March 2019 after a strong February. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 0.43% to 73.60, and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index…