Jeffrey Christian joins TNM Leaders
In this latest four-part installment of TNM Leaders, Jeffrey Christian, managing partner and founder of CPM Group, discusses must-have soft managerial skills, successful idea generation and how to avoid mistakes….
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Commentary: Changes in financial markets trouble mining industry
Analysts at CPM have studied the precious metals and commodities markets — including investment trends in mining equities — since the 1970s. This long and intimate involvement gives us insight…
Young Mining Professionals announces scholarship winners
Young Mining Professionals (YMP) has announced its 2019 scholarship recipients. A total of $44,000 in scholarships will go to Canadian students pursuing careers in the mining industry. The awards are…
Mexico’s environmental authority halts Almaden’s Ixtaca project
Mexico’s environmental authority, Semarnat, has suspended permitting for Almaden Minerals’ (TSX: AMM; NYSE-AM: AAU) Ixtaca gold-silver project in the state of Puebla, pending the resolution of a lawsuit that challenges…
Liberty Gold hits high-grade gold at Black Pine
New drill results from Liberty Gold’s (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) wholly owned Black Pine project in Idaho include high-grade intervals of Carlin-style oxide gold mineralization. Drilling has also expanded the…
Sphinx unfazed by sinking zinc
Zinc prices have fallen 32% from a high of US$1.63 per lb. in early 2018 to US$1.15 per lb. today. But Jeremie Ryan, CEO of Sphinx Resources (TSXV: SFX), is…
Iamgold study expands Essakane mine in Burkina Faso
A feasibility study has found that increasing the carbon-in-leach (CIL) plant capacity and postponing the heap leach operation to the end of the mine life is more economical than operating…
Attack near Semafo’s Boungou mine kills 39, wounds 60
An attack against workers travelling to Semafo’s (TSX: SMF) Boungou mine in southeastern Burkina Faso has left 39 dead and 60 wounded. A convoy of five buses escorted by military…
Trevali reports record quarterly zinc production
Trevali Mining (TSX: TO) released Q3 financial and operating results from its operations in Canada, South America and Africa. Q3 zinc production came in at 106.8 million pounds payable, a…
Commentary: Gold sector fragmentation hurts investors
Of all the mining sectors, gold is possibly the most fragmented, and the gold industry and its investors would realize considerable benefits from consolidation. Brokerage Pollitt & Co. estimates that…
Editorial: Argentina shifts to the left
Four years ago, Argentines elected Mauricio Macri as their president on his promise to fix the country’s troubled economy after 12 years of populist government under Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner…
Cartier tables maiden resource at Chimo
Cartier Resources (TSXV: ECR) has released a maiden resource for the Central Gold Corridor on its Chimo mine property, 45 km east of Val-d’Or, Quebec. Indicated resources stand at 3.26 million…