North Bay, Ont.-based contractor Cementation received a gold award at the Canada Occupation Safety Awards Gala in Toronto in October. The award recognizes the mine and facilities contracting and engineering…
Vancouver-based Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (TSX: RBA) plans to pay US$758.5 million for IronPlanet, an online, used heavy equipment marketplace. IronPlanet was founded in 1999 and specializes in serving corporate accounts,…
Sudbury’s Laurentian University says it is launching an “unprecedented research effort” to boost the discovery rates of new mineral deposits, with the largest funding announcement in the institution’s 56-year history….
The following is an edited summary of a release by the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) after its meeting in Lisbon, Portugal in late October, where government delegates and industry…
The following is an edited market analysis released by the World Gold Council in early October. For more information, please visit www.gold.org. After a remarkable performance year-to-date, the gold price…
All that glitters is not gold. With significant industrial appeal, silver and PGMs capture the attention of consumers, miners and investors alike. Below is a sampling of juniors that should…
In 2017 the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will welcome five new inductees: James E. C. Carter, Robert R. McEwen, Donald A. McLeod, William Stearns (Steve) Vaughan and John Zigarlick,…
Determining executive compensation can be tough enough for a mining company to get right in a normal year, but unique challenges arise as the mining sector begins a rebound. Executives…
Our commodities research and consultancy firm CRU estimates that global consumption for refined cobalt is set to reach 100,000 tonnes in 2017. Whilst demand growth for most metals has stalled…
Boasting a large, prospective territory and a deep mining culture, Quebec arguably has the most vibrant junior mining scene in Canada, with activity across the province in a multitude of…
The mineral bounty of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona is legendary, but the hard work of finding new deposits continues. Here are nine new projects large and small that are…
In a world of turmoil, a safe, predictable, mineral-rich and mining-friendly jurisdiction like Ontario is appealing to miners large and small from around the world. The following are nine examples…
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