Commentary: Integrating geophysics and geology
There always has been, and still is, a problem integrating geophysics into geology.
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Editorial: Minefinders turns buyerfinder
Showing just how hard it is these days to find high-quality primary silver prospects to buy, Pan American Silver has turned some silver bugs’ heads by easing up on its long-held silver purity and tabling a friendly $1.5-billion offer for the…
Commentary: Making sense of royalty structures and rates, part II
The first article in this series (TNM Dec. 5-11, 2011) examined what a royalty is, the different ways it can be structured and used and its history in Canadian mining. The series continues with a look at which royalty structure is appropriate…
Gold to hit US$2,000 before rally ends in 2013: GFMS
A report by Thomson Reuters-owned metal market analysis firm GFMS predicts the price of gold will rally to all-time highs later this year before reaching the closing stages of its decade-long bull run sometime in 2013.
Editorial: Eurodebt shockwaves to hit Canadians
Mid-January served up a good example of how downward lurches in the world’s sovereign debt crises don’t automatically translate into upswings in gold and silver prices.
Commentary: Major investments return to BC
B.C. is on the cusp of regaining its rightful position as one of the best jurisdictions in the world to explore and develop mineral resources.
Gold to hit US$2,000 before ending decade-long rally in 2013: GFMS
London, U.K. – A report by Thomson Reuters and metals analyst firm GFMS predicts the price of gold will rally to all-time highs in late 2012 before reaching the closing stages of its decade-long bull run sometime in 2013.
Editorial: Alcoa hunkers down as aluminum slumps
As the first large mining company to release its financial results every quarter, Alcoa has always been a pacesetter among the majors.
Commentary: Diversifying Canada’s energy markets and streamlining the regulatory process
Canada is on the edge of a historic choice: to diversify our energy markets away from our traditional trading partner in the U.S., or to continue with the status quo.
Goldcorp falls short of production targets, again
Before Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) began commercial production at its expanded Red Lake gold mine on Jan. 1, 2001, the company was a 100,000-oz.-a-year mid-tier gold producer struggling to become a top senior gold miner. But by the end of the year,…
Odds ‘n’ sods: No country for old men – or maybe one
Please allow me to begin with a little trivia. When I started in this business the Prime Minister of Canada was Louis St. Laurent. Anybody out there remember him? Suffice it to say, most 70- to 80-year-olds are neither nimble nor quick, and I…
2011 Mining Person of the Year: Ross Beaty
Walter Gretzky famously advised his son Wayne to “skate where the puck’s going, not where it’s been.” In the mining industry today, there’s no better exemplar of someone living that kind of wisdom than entrepreneur Ross Beaty, our selection as…