VANCOUVER — After 16 months of deliberation, B.C.’s chief mine inspector has concluded that Imperial Metals (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) will not be held liable for the catastrophic failure of its Mount Polley gold and copper tailings…
The opportunities related to mining and exploration are enormous in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, but mineral exploration in these two provinces is decreasing, and our industry will need to see changes if we are to expect improvement.
U.S. equities closed lower, despite receiving a boost after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% to 17,495.84, while the S&P 500 Index lost 0.5% to close at 2,041.89. The Nasdaq dipped 0.8%…
A group of 20 lenders have come up with US$4.4 billion in project financing for Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) to build the underground portion of its Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in southern Mongolia.
Raymond James analyst Phil Russo has reviewed 67 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the gold space since 2010 to determine how many are viable producing, developing and streaming deals. He has found that 40% of transactions would not recoup…
VANCOUVER — Discovery Ventures (TSXV: DVN) is eager to develop its Willa gold-copper-silver deposit, located 8 km south of Silverton, southeast B.C., now that the company has secured complete ownership of the Max mine and mill complex,…
NGEx Resources (TSX: NGQ; US-OTC: NGQRF) has bulked up the resource at its Filo del Sol silver-copper-gold deposit, located in Argentina’s San Juan province, and is taking a step back to evaluate how to expand the epithermal system’s…
CUENCA, ECUADOR — Richard Spencer likes to think that there is a fine line between tenacity and stupidity in the exploration business.
Extremely challenging market conditions will persist for some time, but the resource sector can look forward to supply-side tightness in the medium-term, along with better metal prices, Pat Mohr, a vice-president and economics and commodity…
Canada’s main stock index closed lower, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index slipping 0.8% to 13,324.67. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index fell 2.4% to 348.96. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index, however, gained…
BATHURST, N.B.— Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) is nearing commercial production at its past-producing Caribou zinc-lead-silver mine in New Brunswick, ahead of what the company expects will be an uptick in zinc and lead prices,…
Canadian equities ended the trading week in the red. The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.4% to 13,425.19. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index lost 2.2% to finish at 45.12, and the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index…
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