MAC takes action against child and forced labour
The following is an edited statement from the Mining Association of Canada. For more information, please visit www.mining.ca. The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has…
Volume 103 Number 20 October 2 – 15, 2017
Site visit: Big gets bigger for Agnico, Yamana at Canadian Malartic
MALARTIC, QUEBEC — Despite its already enormous size, the Canadian Malartic open-pit gold mine in Malartic, Que., halfway between Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d’Or, is on track…
Feds, Yukon gov’t team to fund improved roads to mines
The Yukon mining community got some good news on Sept. 2 with the announcement by the federal and Yukon governments that they would jointly fund…
TSX Venture dips, Sept. 18-22
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 1.56 points to a 778.1-point close, as commodity prices declined amid hawkish comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Spot…
TSX rises, Sept. 18-22
During a relatively quiet week politically, Canada’s benchmark index rose steadily to 15,454.23 — a 1.85% gain — while the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose…
Tahoe gets licence back, blockade remains at Escobal
Guatemala’s Supreme Court may have reinstated the Escobal mining licence of Tahoe Resources’ (TSX: THO; NYSE: THO) subsidiary, but the company can’t restart operations at…
US markets post marginal increase, Sept. 18-22
The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 0.37% to 22,349.59 and the S&P 500 Index rose 0.08% to 2,502.22. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index…
Hecla sees ‘huge potential’ along Casa Berardi trend
VANCOUVER — Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) saw untapped potential at the Casa Berardi gold mine when it swooped in with a “white knight,” $796-million offer for…
Kinross cuts gold at Yorbeau’s Rouyn
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has intercepted high-grade gold during drilling at the Rouyn property, 4 km south of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., that could add…
Balmoral discovers more gold at Martiniere
Since drilling its first holes into the overburden that covers most of its Martiniere property in Quebec, Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) has delineated…
Quebec’s Orbit Garant drills most since 2012
After a lengthy downturn across the industry, Orbit Garant Drilling (TSX: OGD) drilled more metres in fiscal 2017 than during any other year since the…
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…