Commentary: The Tsilhqot’in decision – a view from Quebec
On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized for the first time a First Nation’s aboriginal title over an area outside a reserve in Tsilhqot’in Nation vs. British Columbia.
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Rambler has big plans for Atlantic Canada
Since the start of commercial production in November 2012 at its first mine — the Ming copper–gold mine in Baie Verte, N.L. — Rambler Metals & Mining (TSXV: RAB; LSE: RMM) has generated $31 million in operating…
LIM remains in limbo
Not much has happened at Labrador Iron Mines (TSX: LIM; US-OTC: LBRMF) since the company announced in June that it would suspend operations at its direct-shipping iron ore Schefferville projects in the Labrador Trough region, partly due to…
Editorial: Mount Polley tailings spill – Imperial’s best not good enough
The complete failure of the tailings dam at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley copper–gold mine in Central B.C.’s Cariboo region on Aug. 4 is the most depressing thing to have happened in Canadian mining since the Bre-X Minerals…
Kennady North diamond project exceeds expectations
With positive results rolling in from the mid-year exploration program at its Kennady North project in the Northwest Territories, Kennady Diamonds (TSXV: KDI; US-OTC: KDIAF) is rethinking its expectations for the project.
Cerro Negro becomes Goldcorp’s newest mine
Goldcorp’s (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) Cerro Negro mine in Argentina produced its first gold dore bar on July 25 and is on track to reach commercial production by the end of this year.
TSX Venture back in the green, July 21-25
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index registered a modest 5.2-point gain en route to a 1,017.44-point close. Markets were buoyed by an increase in base metal and energy futures, though analysts noted light mid-year trading volumes.
Claim Post develops Manitoba frac sand
After two years of careful groundwork, Toronto-based junior Claim Post Resources (TSXV: CPS; US-OTC: CLMPF) is well on its way to becoming a provider of premium white silica sand proppant to the oil and gas industry in the U.S. and Canada.
Ascot shows old Premier mine has more gold to give
VANCOUVER — Sometimes the best way to find new mineralization is not to look beside an old mine, but to drill right through it. At least that is what the latest drill results from Ascot Resources’ (TSXV: AOT) Premier…
Donner Metals acquires Preissac nickel-copper-PGM property
If you want to find nickel mineralization in Quebec, probably one good place to start is near the past-producing Marbridge nickel mine — the only mine to have produced nickel in the Abitibi region and the first nickel sulphide…
Fipke’s Northern Uranium thinks outside the basin
VANCOUVER — Conventional thinking amongst Canadian uranium explorers has been shifting over the past few years, and Northern Uranium (TSXV: UNO; US-OTC: NOURF) is hoping to be the next outfit to make a world-class discovery outside…
Low coal prices cut into Teck’s profits
VANCOUVER — Teck Resources’ (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) second quarter profit fell to $72 million, down more than 70% compared to the same quarter last year because of low metallurgical coal prices.