Facts ‘n’ Figures: Gold is ‘back in style’ amid economic, political uncertainty, GFMS says
The following is an edited commentary by Thomson Reuters as it publishes its “GFMS Gold Survey: Q2 2016 Review and Outlook”, which is available for…
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Odds ‘n’ Sods : Cobalt’s silver boom and the rise of mining media in Canada
The early history of hard rock mining in Ontario is essentially the story of the discovery of silver in Cobalt in 1903. It wasn’t long…
Gold majors deliver Q2 results
Many companies published their second-quarter earnings on July 27, including gold miners Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX), Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM),…
Yukon Premier supports mines
DAWSON CITY, YUKON — Lining the quartz-gravel roads of Yukon’s Dawson City, the commercial hub of the legendary Klondike placer goldfields, are a number of…
Maritime offers streaming royalty to investors
Maritime Resources (TSXV: MAE) has gotten inventive with its financings to help advance its 100%-held Green Bay gold property in Newfoundland and Labrador. The junior has…
Treasury Metals to acquire Goldeye
Treasury Metals (TSX: TML) and Goldeye Explorations (TSXV: GGY) are planning to combine forces in an all-share deal that would give Treasury another significant gold…
Commentary: New SEC reporting rules to ‘level playing field’
Currently, U.S. mining companies must report to investors and the public on their mineral properties in compliance with an overlapping and archaic mineral disclosure regime…
Editorial: Komatsu scooping up Joy Global for US$2.9B
Just in time to create even more excitement at the massive, once-every-four-years MINExpo International convention in Las Vegas in September, Tokyo-based manufacturing giant Komatsu has…
Anaconda touts high-grade upside at Pine Cove
Anaconda Mining (TSX: ANX) counts itself as the only pure-play gold producer in Atlantic Canada, and has increased its property control in the region about…
Miner Moments #2: Interview with Minister Scott Kent of the Yukon government
Western Editor Matthew Keevil is joined by the Hon. Scott Kent, who serves as Minister of Energy, Mines, Resources, Highways and Public Works in the…
TSX Venture posts gains, July 18-22
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index edged up 3.61 points, or 0.5%, to a 769.97-point close. Spot gold prices declined for the second week in a…
Letter to the Editor: We have Young Mining Professionals in Montreal, too
I had the pleasure of reading your recent article, “Young Mining Professionals Toronto Branch Grows,” (T.N.M., July 18–24/16). This is a great initiative that should…