Newmont bids for Fronteer
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) is the latest to join the wave of merger and acquisition activity that is washing over Canadian mining companies.
Volume 96 Number 52 Feb 14 - 20, 2011
New hope from old regime in CAR?
With all of the unrest in Egypt, Tunisia and Côte d’Ivoire, Africa could use a story of peaceful politics more now than ever.
Roundup: We need more discoveries, part II (February 14, 2011)
Last week, we presented the Canadian exploration projects highlighted at the Mineral Exploration Roundup presented by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC). This week, we turn to the international scene.
Technical Analysis Report: Hey gold, where’s the glory?
After a torrid run, the yellow metal has cooled off with the coming of the new year.
Roundup: Atac, Kaminak gear up for 2011
Vancouver – In a couple of packed sessions at the Mineral Exploration Roundup in late January, leading Yukon gold explorers Atac Resources (atc-v) and Kaminak Resources (kam-v) laid out their plans for stepped up exploration in 2011.
TMX-LSE merger buzz
The markets have been abuzz since the jolting Feb. 8 announcement that the London Stock Exchange and the TMX Group – operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange – plan to merge in a deal that would create an exchange…
Canadian gov’t tightens TFW regulations
Whether your company currently employs temporary foreign workers (TFW), or whether your company may do so in the future, you need to be aware of the new Temporary Foreign Worker Program regulations that will come into force on April 1, 2011.
Canadian coal miners riled by US deal with Ridley Terminals (February 14, 2011)
British Columbia and Alberta coal producers have accused a federal Crown corporation of “putting American jobs ahead of Canadian jobs” after St. Louis-based Arch Coal (ACI-N) announced a five-year deal to ship Powder River basin coal from the…
People (February 14, 2011)
ArcelorMittal – Simon Wandke appointed as a VP and mining division’s chief commercial officer of marketing and sales.
Suppliers News (February 14, 2011)
Caterpillar to build factory in Thailand
Toronto Stock Exchange (February 14, 2011)
The TSX composite index gained 255 points for the Jan. 31-Feb. 4 period finishing at 13,791.85 as Canadian economic indicators bolstered investor confidence.
TSX Venture Exchange (February 14, 2011)
The S&P-TSX Venture composite index posted robust gains in the Jan. 31-Feb. 4 trading week, surging 354.27 points to close at 13,791.85. Some 128 juniors reached new 52-week highs, while the number of companies sinking to new lows climbed…