Taseko maintains production through pandemic
While gold miners have been stealing the pandemic limelight as that precious metal’s price has soared, copper miners have struggled with the collapse of their…
Taseko Mines Limited
TSX mixed, April 15-19: Euro Copper, Taseko, Largo
Canada’s benchmark index rose 0.8% to 16,612.81. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 2.5% to 76.22 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 3.5% to…
When the east pushed back: The geology and metal districts of BC and Yukon
VANCOUVER — In 1971, two geologists from the Geological Survey of Canada, Jim Monger and Charlie Rouse, proposed an idea that helped radically shape how…
Excelsior steps closer to production at Gunnison
Excelsior Mining (TSXV: MIN) shares have jumped 17% since the company tabled a positive feasibility study on the North Star deposit of its Gunnison copper project…
Base metal and bulk commodity forecasts improve heading into 2017
VANCOUVER — It’s been a tough run the past few years for people involved with base metals and industrial commodities. Recessions among leading global economies…
BLG’s Pletcher on Canada’s new rules for hostile bids
We sat down in Vancouver with Fred Pletcher, chair of the National Mining Group at legal firm Borden Ladner Gervais, to discuss Canada’s new hostile…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 8: Exploration spotlight and proxy battle supreme
Lesley Stokes returns from Kamloops Exploration Group’s conference (KEG) with plenty of updates on B.C. exploration. Meanwhile, discussion on the showdown between Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER;…
Taseko’s proxy battle with Raging River heats up
VANCOUVER — Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-MKT: TGB) is in the midst of a proxy battle with upstart activist shareholder group Raging River Capital, which has…
Letter to the editor: Reliable access vs. reliable understanding in BC
While Mr. Dirom’s recent opinion piece, “B.C. 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access to land to make discoveries” (T.N.M., Jan. 25-31, 2016) raises valid concerns, he offers only the same tired and outdated responses that are actually…
Wall Street shows restraint, July 6-10
The Greek crisis and the Chinese stock market crash monopolized headlines, while the U.S. trade deficit widened to US$42 billion in May from US$40.9 billion in April. U.S. market indexes were relatively flat, with the Dow Jones Industrial…
Taseko to buy Curis
B.C. copper miner Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-MKT: TGB) has tabled a friendly, all-share bid for Vancouver-based junior copper developer Curis Resources (TSX: CUV; US-OTC: PCCRF) and its wholly owned Florence in situ copper project beside the…
Aboriginal title ruling reignites fights over resources in BC
VANCOUVER — In the two weeks after the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark granting of aboriginal title over a broad swath of land in central B.C. to the Tsilhqot’in Nation, several new court cases and a re-energized battle…