Foran tables PFS for McIlvenna Bay
A pre-feasibility study (PFS) released by Foran Mining (TSXV: FOM) for its wholly owned McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan envisions a 3,600 t/d underground mine with on-site processing and tailings…
Copper
Editorial: Disruption – The new normal
What was surprising about the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference this year was how many people actually showed up, with Covid-19 ripping around the world. According to…
Copper Mountain cuts output targets amid market rout, coronavirus fears
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC) became the latest company to adjust its plans due to collapsing equity markets and near-term copper price uncertainty as a result of the rapidly spreading…
Colombia, Ecuador & Peru Snapshot: Companies active in prospective countries
Colombia, Ecuador and Peru all host prospective geological settings for mineral exploration. While they remain under-explored by modern-day standards, South America’s reputation as an established mining destination gives a head…
TSX Venture rises, March 2-6: Aurania, Chesapeake, Rokmaster
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 1.80% to 506.54 and gold finished the week at US$1,673.10 per oz., a rise of US$87.60 per oz. from the previous week. Shares of…
Ivanhoe hails progress at Kamoa-Kakula, Platreef
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) said that progress at its Kakula project, the first of multiple planned mining areas at Kamoa-Kakula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, continues to…
Max Resources hails new Cesar discovery
Max Resources (TSXV: MXR; US-OTC:MXROF) has discovered a high-grade outcrop at its wholly owned Cesar copper-silver project in northeastern Colombia, about 140 km north of the capital, Bogota. The Cesar…
PDAC: Investment bankers discuss state of the mining industry
The capital markets sessions are among the most popular events at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s annual convention. For the fifth year in a row, investment bankers came…
B of A cuts GDP forecast, predicts ‘mini recession’
The economics team at Bank of America has cut its 2020 global growth forecast to 2.8% “while also factoring in a mini recession.” “Logistics and supply chains remain an issue,…
PDAC: Friedland previews ‘Revenge of the Miners’
Renowned mining mogul Robert Friedland took a theatrical approach to introduce his message to PDAC convention attendees in early March. The Star Wars theme song filled the packed conference room…
PDAC: Investment bankers discuss coronavirus impact
In a capital markets session at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, investment bankers from BMO Capital Markets, TD Securities, CIBC Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets discussed the…
PDAC: Coronavirus weighs on mining outlook
It’s usually difficult to find a seat at the commodities session on the opening day of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention held in early March in…