Flow-through shares surge despite capital gains
Concerns surrounding the capital gains tax increase haven’t stopped Toronto markets from issuing the highest number of flow-through shares (FTS) in five years, according to new data. There were 2.9…
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PDAC: Ontario’s Ford backs miners, bashes tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford repeated funding pledges for mining, scolded the federal government for time-consuming environmental OKs and vowed to fight potential U.S. tariffs on Tuesday dollar for dollar and…
PDAC: Canada extends mineral tax credit
Canada’s federal government will extend a tax credit on mineral exploration by two years to boost investment in junior mining companies, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson told a…
‘Capital markets are collapsing,’ PDAC’s Killeen says
Jeff Killeen, PDAC’s director of policy and programs, sat down with The Northern Miner podcast host Adrian Pocobelli ahead of the 93rd edition of the Prospectors & Developers Association of…
PDAC: How size, location affect investor picks
Big discoveries trump jurisdictional issues but sometimes case by case analysis turns that on its head, Scotiabank’s mining and metals investment team leader told a session at the Prospectors &…
Fourth-largest gold producer due for IPO
The biggest gold company you may never have heard of — may, because The Northern Miner did cover it at length two years ago — could be heading towards an…
Policy paralysis leaves B.C. mining with $38B in limbo, EY report finds
British Columbia’s grassroots exploration sector faces a structural shift as flagship projects mature and early-stage exploration funding dries up, a new survey found. Exploration spending dropped 14% to $552 million…
Implats mulls shutting Ontario palladium mine
South African miner Impala Platinum (JSE: IMP; US-OTC: IMPUY) may close its Canadian palladium mine earlier than planned after prices for the metal used in gasoline vehicles have plummeted more than…
First Atlantic Nickel shares soar on discovery
First Atlantic Nickel (TSXV: FAN; OTCQB: FANCF) soared to its highest in over two years after a new high-grade discovery was made at the company’s district-scale project in central Newfoundland….
Sibanye dumps $490M lithium investment
South African precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) has scrapped its planned investment in the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada due in part to weak prices for…
DRC export ban fails to rocket cobalt
The cobalt market was mixed this week after the Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s top producer, banned exports for four months to spur the battery metal’s price from historical…
Allied Gold nets nearly $500M from UAE for Mali
Allied Gold (TSX: AAUC) (OTCQX: AAUCF) is creating a joint venture in Mali with a United Arab Emirates-based investment group that’s also covering the expansion of main mine Sadiola. Ambrosia…