VANCOUVER – A decade ago gold was worth less than US$300 an ounce and gold producers were desperate to attract investors. One method they developed was to report gold production costs using a minimalist metric, thus making their potential…
Spot iron ore prices in September 2012 touched a three-year low of US$87 per tonne before rallying to US$120 per tonne in the closing months of the year. The question is where will prices move from here?
VANCOUVER – Talk of coal usually focuses on the thermal variety – the lower-carbon black rock burned in generators to produce electricity – to the neglect of the higher-quality variety used in steelmaking. The focus makes…
BMO Capital Markets’ research team is shaking things up this new year.
The new year kicking off with ArcelorMittal selling 15% of its Labrador Trough iron ore assets underscores the realignment in iron ore assets that has been going on around the world in recent months. Arcelor is selling the 15% stake for a cool…
While some companies have ditched their chief executives lately the trend does not signal a change in management practice or the reluctance to pay a dividend, Christopher Ecclestone of Hallgarten & Co. argues.
It was a mixed year of success and setbacks in mining, with some of our favourite stories being:
In its last issue of the year, Canaccord Genuity’s Junior Mining Weekly takes a look back at 2012 and offers predictions for what lies ahead in 2013.
VANCOUVER – After a two-year regulatory battle, JP Morgan has won approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch an investment vehicle that tracks the price of copper.
In its last issue of the year, Canaccord Genuity’s Junior Mining Weekly takes a look back at 2012 and offers predictions for what lies ahead in 2013.
Before gaining power in Quebec halfway through the year, the Parti Québécois was critical of Plan Nord, the Charest government’s ambitious 25-year, $80-billion blueprint for developing natural resources north of the 49th…
VANCOUVER – The second week of December was a sideways one for the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index, as it alternated between small gains and small losses to end the Dec. 10-14 session up just 0.66 points at 1,183.62. Trading volumes…
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