TSX gains during Oct. 14–21 as inflation starts to slow
Markets were higher over the week as investors searched for a bottom to recent falls, anticipating that central banks won’t continue interest rate hikes for too much longer now that…
Articles by Blair McBride
Saskatchewan juniors jostle to advance Canada’s next new uranium mine
With uranium prices continuing their slow climb over the last four years while the geopolitical situation highlights the need for secure energy supplies, all eyes are on Canada’s next big…
Collective Mining shares rise on high-grade Guayabales gold discovery
Collective Mining (TSXV: CNL; US-OTC: CNLMF) shares rose almost 10% Wednesday as the company announced the “most cumulative mineralization in drill holes completed to date” in the high-grade, copper-gold-silver porphyry-related…
Rio Tinto in $737M decarbonization and critical minerals production push
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is investing up to $515 million over the next eight years to decarbonize its Fer et Titane (RTFT) operations in Sorel-Tracy, Que….
GMS: EY’s Theo Yameogo on ESG and digital transformation — ‘We need to communicate’
Are ESG ratings for miners clear enough? Are ESG principles clearly understood by most people? What role can digital transformation play in mining? Theo Yameogo, sector leader for EY Americas…
GMS: Sense of purpose a key solution to industry doldrums, says Hemingway
Educational data from the last several years reveals that young people in Canada are choosing careers other than mining. Forecasts from the industry show that demand for mining-related labour will…
Gatos Silver shares rise on revised reserve at Cerro Los Gatos
Gatos Silver (TSX/NYSE: GATO) shares rose almost 10% Monday despite the release of a revised update that reduced reserves at its Cerro Los Gatos (CLG) mine in northern Mexico by…
Canada Nickel gets US$10M loan for post-feasibility work at Crawford
Canada Nickel (TSX-V:CNC; OTCQB: CNIKF) has secured a US$10 million loan facility with Auramet to continue advancing its 100%-owned Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in northern Ontario following the release of…
Ero Copper shares rise on nickel discovery near its Caraiba mill in Brazil
Shares of Ero Copper (TSX: ERO; NYSE: ERO) rose by 9.4% on Thursday morning on the news of its discovery of a regional nickel sulphide system in the Curaçá Valley…
Manitoba juniors look to capitalize on lithium fever
With lithium prices at a record high – around US$71,000 a tonne for lithium carbonate – and demand for green technology surging, a cadre of exploration and development companies is…
TSX falls during Sept. 19-23 trading week
Stocks were pummelled over the Sept. 19-23 trading period as investors fled, fearing a global recession brought on in part by central banks raising interest rates to quell inflation. The S&P/TSX…
No quick fix to reduce tailings, ICMM roadmap shows
The London-based International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) says mining companies should be able to use emerging technologies within 15 years to drastically reduce the tailings that continue to…