Letter to the editor: Excuses, excuses
Poor geology is a poor, but valid, excuse for a mining company to use when describing why their ore deposits do not have the ore as expected.
Opinion/Commentary
New Argentine government making right moves, Rob McEwen says
After more than a decade of leftist government, voters in Argentina elected Mauricio Macri, a wealthy businessman and Buenos Aires mayor, as their new president on Nov. 22, 2015. The centre-right politician has promised more pro-business and…
Letter to the editor: Resource models must be built on geological understanding
With respect to Lesley Stokes’ feature article, “Mining the unexpected: When ‘poor geology’ becomes a problem” (T.N.M., Jan. 4–10, 2016), the rash of recent failures is not derived from a lack of information…
Industry performance will remain under pressure in 2016, Moody’s says
After a “material compression” of industry earnings in 2015, Moody’s Investors Service forecasts that the earnings contraction will continue this year.
Worry over Chinese demand is overdone, Aussie analyst says
While people in the mining sector wring their hands about slowing growth in China, declining demand for base metals and collapsing prices, they’re all missing one key point, according to an Australian mining engineer, research…
Vancouver mining community gives back
The mining community came together on Dec. 16 to support local families in need during the 11th Annual Toy Drive in Vancouver.
Short-term challenges remain for diamond sector
The long-term outlook for the diamond market is positive — with demand expected to outpace supply starting in 2019 — but in the short-term, the outlook remains challenging, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre and Bain & Co. state…
Commentary: How to revive exploration in Manitoba
The opportunities related to mining and exploration are enormous in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, but mineral exploration in these two provinces is decreasing, and our industry will need to see changes if we are to expect improvement.
Patricia Mohr names lithium as one of top picks for 2016
Most mined commodities declined in price this year, but spot prices in China for lithium carbonate actually increased, rising 15% year-on-year to as high as US$7,500 per tonne, making it one of Patricia Mohr’s top picks for 2016.
Scotiabank’s Pat Mohr on metal prices, China demand
Extremely challenging market conditions will persist for some time, but the resource sector can look forward to supply-side tightness in the medium-term, along with better metal prices, Pat Mohr, a vice-president and economics and commodity…
Harquail, Smallwood and more weigh in on alternative mining finance
Included as a magazine in our latest issue is our newest research report entitled New Frontiers in Mining Finance, which analyses the results of a Northern Miner reader survey of attitudes towards alternative mining financing, culminating in a…
Bob Rae on engagement: ‘Face-to-face really matters’
About US$20-billion worth of projects globally in the industry today are stalled due to poor government or community relations, Gordon Bogden, a geoscientist and director on the boards of several mining companies, told a conference in Toronto…