Editorial: Taking stock of the wildfires that ravaged Fort McMurray
While there are no metals, minerals or coal in the nearby ground, the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta — as ground zero of Canada’s massive oilsands industry and all the…
Articles by John Cumming
TSX Venture eases down, May 2-6
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index edged down 0.2%, or 5.93 points, en route to a 668.94-point close, weakened by falling commodity prices. Spot gold dropped 0.4%, or US$4.54, to US$1,288.99…
Commentary: New takeover bid rules take effect in Canada
As of May 9, new takeover bid rules took effect across Canada. These new rules will undoubtedly impact the Canadian mining sector, which accounts for 40% of the number of…
Panel Discussion: Harquail, de Jong, Mell and Wilton talk alternative financing
During the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto in March, PearTree Securities sponsored a panel discussion moderated by Anthony Vaccaro, publisher of The Northern Miner, to tackle…
With $19M financing, PE Fund poised to take 63% stake in Rambler Metals
VANCOUVER — CEII Roma, a mining-focused fund based in the Cayman Islands and advised by private equity firm Plinian Capital, is offering to inject a gross £10.5 million ($19.1 million)…
Editorial: The curious case of Carmax Mining
Anyone following junior mining in B.C. — and by extension the Mineral Titles Office — may have caught an interesting bit of drama in April courtesy of Carmax Mining and…
Lead and zinc demand set to rise strongly in 2016, says ILZSG
The following is an edited release by the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG), which held its spring meetings in Lisbon, Portugal, on April 27. For lead, the ILZSG…
Pretium boosts confidence in Brucejack
VANCOUVER — Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) is proceeding on schedule and US$50 million under budget at its Brucejack gold project in northwestern B.C., moving steadily towards its goal…
Colorado hunts for high-grade gold at KSP
VANCOUVER — Colorado Resources (TSXV: CXO) has a plethora of targets to choose from at its rugged 305 sq. km KSP property in northwest B.C, but this year the junior…
Explorers ‘cautiously optimistic’ at Kamloops confab
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — With technical talks and trade show displays hosted alongside magicians and saxophone players, it’s fair to say that this year’s Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG) conference held in…
Water act woes hit BC explorers
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Exploration companies and prospectors in B.C. will not be impacted this year by new regulations imposed under the Water Sustainability Act (WSA), B.C.’s Minister of Energy &…
Editorial: Trudeau’s Liberals to repeal Bill S-6 in Yukon
Elections do have consequences, and in the Yukon Territory, the Liberal Party of Canada’s victory in the federal elections last October has brought on the federal government’s decision in April…