Ross McElroy stakes new ground in Saskatchewan
Ross McElroy may call Kelowna, B.C., home, but his heart lies in Saskatchewan, where he has played a key role in four major discoveries in the Athabasca basin. The geologist…
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Monarques pours first gold at Beaufor, grows Wasamac resource
Monarques Gold (TSXV: MQR) has joined the club of Canadian gold producers after pouring its first gold bar from its Beaufor mine in Quebec, 20 km northeast of Val-d’Or. The…
Iamgold CEO Letwin’s passionate keynote on cost control, innovation and gold’s bright future
The following is a transcript of the keynote speech by Stephen Letwin, president and CEO of Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) at the inaugural Progressive Mine Forum presented by The…
Stornoway’s Matt Manson speaks on the struggle to build Renard at PMF
The following is a transcript of the remarks made by Stornoway Diamond president and CEO Matt Manson at the Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto on Oct. 23, where he was…
Editorial: Iamgold’s Letwin tells of hard lessons learned in keynote at PMF
A careful implementation of innovative technology and management techniques is key to thriving in the mining industry in the decades to come. That was the message from many speakers, panelists…
SEC charges Rio Tinto with fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LON: RIO) and two of its former executives with fraud for inflating the value of coal assets…
Successful juniors communicate well, AME panel says
VANCOUVER — A panel of mining executives speaking at the Association for Mineral Exploration’s latest Speaker Series event before a crowd of more than 100 in downtown Vancouver in early…
Miners dismiss Marc Faber as director after racist comments
Sprott Inc. (TSX: SII), Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) and Nova-Gold Resources (TSX: NG; NYSE-AM: NG) have ejected Marc Faber from their boards after the Asia-based investment pundit penned…
Four Canadian mining giants to join Hall of Fame
In 2018 the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will induct four new members to its ranks: Ross J. Beaty, Robert A. Gannicott, A. Terrance MacGibbon and Edward G. Thompson. The…
Book excerpt: Budding mogul J.P. Bickell’s hunt for gold in Ontario
The would-be millionaire John Paris Bickell had first become interested in the metals of the earth during a trip to the Yukon goldfields as a young man. Then, in 1903,…
Site visit: New Age Metals finds high grade
SUDBURY, ONTARIO – The optics are rarely very good when a major pulls out of a joint-venture project with a junior company. In the case of River Valley in northwestern…
Eldorado withdraws threat to suspend investment in Greece
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) will “temporarily postpone” a decision it made earlier this month to suspend its investments in Greece on Sept. 22 due to permitting delays and…