Kevin Thomson is a senior partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg and one of Canada’s leading mergers and acquisitions lawyers. He has acted for bidders and target companies in a large number of solicited and unsolicited takeover…
While 2011 was a “spectacular year” for base metals and featured a big rally in gold to an all-time nominal high over US$1,920 per oz., 2012, in contrast, has seen commodity prices sink.
It is my view at SilverPriceAdvisor.com that the outlook for silver prices in 2013 is simply higher. I say “simply higher” because the trend for silver prices in 2013 will be higher as the year moves on. More importantly, I say…
The surprise $4.9-billion hostile bid by First Quantum Minerals for Inmet Mining in the last week of November sent minor shockwaves around the base metals world.
The following is a condensed version of a summary by Accenture of its latest research into capital spending.
In its annual report on mining trends, financial consulting firm Deloitte has a message for industry players: don’t sacrifice future growth in the name of short-term capital savings. Deloitte further runs down its picks as the top-10…
With nearly 1,650 companies listed, mining is one of the Toronto Stock Exchange’s most important sectors. The TSX and the TSX Venture Exchange are home to more than half of the world’s public mining companies, as Canada continues to…
As we go to press, rebel fighters from the M23 group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have pushed past Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, to the town of Sake, 20 km west, and claim they plan to march to Kinshasa, the…
The Quebec Mineral Exploration Association, or AEMQ, wrapped up its annual mineral exploration convention at the historic Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City on an optimisitic note.
VANCOUVER — In its annual forward-looking report on mining trends, big-four financial consulting firm Deloitte had a clear message for industry players: do not sacrifice future growth in the name of short-term capital savings. Deloitte…
The hard truth that it’s damn difficult to mine gold consistently at an industrial scale has hit home again these past few weeks, with the release of the latest round of quarterly results from Canada’s gold miners.
The global economic recession caused platinum demand in the car and jewellery sectors to enter a cyclical downturn. However, a substantial supply reduction, after the labour strife in South Africa moved the platinum market from surplus to…
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