Montreal-based Richmont Mines (TSX: RIC; NYSE-MKT: RIC) anticipates taking a $13.5-million impairment charge at its W Zone underground mine near Val-d’Or, Que., after recalculating the mine’s year-end 2013 reserves using a lower…
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) kept its shares in the green after revealing strong operational results in the fourth quarter and full-year 2013, despite swallowing a huge impairment charge that weighed on earnings.
VANCOUVER — The past two years have served as a stark reminder of the cyclical nature of the mining business, and senior producer Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) spent much of 2013 transforming its business to better cope with the ups…
Northern Miner senior staff writer Gwen Preston appeared as a guest on CBC TV’s extensive coverage of Cliffs Natural Resources’ (NYSE:CLF) closure of the Wabush Mines iron ore mine in western Labrador.
VANCOUVER — The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia’s (AME BC) annual Roundup conference each January marks the beginning of a new year, and reflects many of the themes and topics that will come to define the…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rallied during the trading sessions after two consecutive weeks in the red, as it jumped 1.1%, or 10.78 points, en route to a 962.10-point close. Markets were bolstered by rising metal and energy futures,…
Alderon Iron Ore (TSX: ADV; NYSE-MKT: AXX) is further down the road in its quest to build the Kami iron mine in the Labrador Trough.
Shares in Cleveland-based Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) have been trading heavily since activist hedge-fund Casablanca Capital urged the company to spin off its international assets and implement other changes to boost…
VANCOUVER — After 12 years of lobbying, planning and negotiating, the Northwest Territories (NWT) government will soon take over responsibility from the federal government for managing the territory’s lands, water and resources.
VANCOUVER — How quickly relationships between potential partners can sour.
The steady-as-she goes federal budget tabled by the Conservative government on Feb. 11 drew praise from Canada’s business community, which was satisfied by the status quo being maintained on taxes, and the unofficial achievement of a…
VANCOUVER — It’s been a rough ride for precious metal producers over the past twelve months, but New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-MKT: NGD) executive chairman Randall Oliphant counselled investors to focus on gold’s upside during a presentation…
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