Vale, partners to study mental health in mining
Mining giant Vale has partnered with Laurentian University and the United Steelworkers (USW) to conduct a $400,000, three-year research project focused on the mental health of miners.
Canada
NWT’s Ramsay stays upbeat as Canada’s energy and mine ministers meet
VANCOUVER — On July 20 Canadian federal, provincial and territorial energy and mines ministers gathered in Halifax, N.S., for the 72nd annual Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference. The event comes at a time that the mining…
Teck chugs along, amid plunging coal prices
Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B and NYSE: TCK) has posted decent second quarter results. But analysts remain cautious about the diversified miner’s path forward, amid weakening coal markets.
Gold stocks that soared in 2015’s H1
Several gold producers have registered strong share price gains during the first half of 2015, despite price pressure on the yellow metal. The spot gold price dipped 0.7% from last year’s close to end June 30 at US$1,174 per oz. It has…
Lake Shore steps into M&A fray with Temex bid
VANCOUVER — Ontario-focused Lake Shore Gold (TSX: LSG; NYSE-MKT: LSG) has been one of the better turnaround stories over the past year, and now the company is looking to grow further. Lake Shore is spending $25 million on…
Callinex Mines attracts Resource Capital Funds
Max Porterfield, president and CEO of Callinex Mines (TSXV: CNX; US-OTC: CLLXF) thinks he’s got the projects, the people and soon, some of the money, to have a decent shot at making the next meaningful discovery in…
Sugar Zone could be even sweeter, Harte Gold’s Roman says
Development is picking up speed at Harte Gold’s (TSX: HRT; US-OTC: HRTFF) Sugar Zone deposit, 60 km east of the Hemlo gold camp near Wawa, Ont., with a major financing, recent bulk sampling and toll-milling deals.
TSX Venture struggles as gold plummets, July 13-17
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index declined for a fourth week, as it closed down 1.9%, or 12.17 points, at 628.81 points. Markets were hit by falling commodity prices, while Statistics Canada reported that foreign investors reduced their…
TSX edges up, July 13-17
Canada’s benchmark index added 109.62 points, or 0.8%, to close the turbulent week at 14,642.84. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index plunged 6.8% to 614.32, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 6.7% to…
Site visit: Taranis hopes to take Thor to the Max
REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Taranis Resources (TSXV: TRO; US-OTC: TNREF) is eyeing an option to buy 65% of FortyTwo Metals, a subsidiary of Roca Mines, in a move to secure the Max mill facility, 60 km southeast of Revelstoke, B.C.
Rio Tinto cuts emissions, boosts production at Kitimat
VANCOUVER — Mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) has produced the first aluminum cast from its 60-year-old Kitimat smelter in B.C. since its extensive, US$4.8-billion upgrade.
TSX Venture tumbles, July 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index had a six-month low during the trading sessions, dropping 4.4%, or 29.60 points, before finishing at 640.98 points. Investors monitored the Greek debt crisis and Chinese stock market, while commodity…