While Mr. Dirom’s recent opinion piece, “BC explorers need reliable access to land to make discoveries (T.N.M., Jan. 25–31, 2016)” raises valid concerns, he offers only the same tired and outdated responses that actually…
A railway design and engineering company named China Railway First Survey & Design Institute Group Co. (FSDI) and owned by China Railway Construction, one of China’s three major state-owned rail groups, is teaming with KWG…
Industry leaders weighed in on whether the mining sector has performed poorly on its return on investment (ROI), and what can be done about it, at The Northern Miner’s roundtable discussion in Toronto in mid-January. The roundtable…
WHITEHORSE, YUKON — It may not be the best time to develop a bulk-tonnage mining operation, but Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE-MKT: WRN) is sure that the Casino copper-gold deposit will be one of the first projects off the…
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) is indefinitely suspending its new Picadilly potash mine in New Brunswick to lower its company-wide costs — dismissing roughly 430 workers.
Moody’s Investors Service has put the credit ratings of 55 mining companies under review due to poor market conditions, noting this downturn marks a “unprecedented shift” for the mining industry.
The Toronto stock market ended in positive territory, as oil prices strengthened and investors considered possible monetary easing by central banks in Europe and Japan. The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 2.6% to close at 12,389.58. The…
MAYO, YUKON — When it comes to visiting mine sites in northern Canada there aren’t too many that boast better access than Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VIT; US-OTC: VITFF) Dublin Gulch property, which is reached via a civilized,…
Tom Ogryzlo has been working hard to resuscitate Baja Mining (TSXV: BAJ) and its copper-cobalt-zinc Boleo project in Mexico since he was named interim CEO in May 2012 — a post he still holds to this day.
Last year was another tough year for gold companies, with the spot metal price sliding 10% to finish 2015 at US$1,061 per oz. While some miners thrived in the low gold price environment, others collapsed, with more than a few voluntarily…
Sherritt International (TSX: S) is bracing for a $1.6-billion non-cash impairment at its Ambatovy nickel-cobalt mine in Madagascar due to lower nickel prices, months after it cancelled its quarterly dividend for 2015 and 2016 to reduce…
Skeena Resources (TSXV: SKE; US-OTC: SKREF) has updated the resource estimate for the Donnelly and North Donnelly copper-gold deposits on its GJ property, in the prolific Golden Triangle of northwestern B.C.
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