TSX retreats, April 13-17
Canada’s benchmark index fell on renewed concern over Greece’s debt and China’s new trading regulations. The S&P/TSX Composite Index slipped 28 points, or 0.2%, to 15,360.55, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals…
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UBC’s MDRU celebrates 25th anniversary
VANCOUVER — The Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) held its 25th anniversary celebration in early April at the Vancouver Convention Centre, where Peter Bradshaw, cofounder and Canadian Mining…
‘Gold not losing its shine yet,’Barclays says
The era of double-digit growth in demand for metals is over, as China’s economy moves from investments in fixed asset growth and industries that are metal-intensive towards domestic consumption and the service sector, Barclays Bank states…
Royal Nickel could be takeover target, analyst says
Royal Nickel (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) is an attractive takeover candidate, mining analyst Nik Rasskazovskiy of independent investment dealer Salman Partners contends in a recent research note.
PDAC 2015: The ‘first green shoots have emerged’
With metal markets being the number-one indicator for the health of the global mineral exploration industry, a great way to kick off the technical program of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto is to…
North American Palladium tables ‘low-cost, low-risk’ expansion plan for LDI
VANCOUVER — North American Palladium (TSX: PDL; NYSE-MKT: PAL) is planning to take its Lac des Îles (LDI) platinum group metals (PGM) mine back to its roots with a recent preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that would see the…
Wellgreen Platinum scales down PGM project
Wellgreen Platinum (TSX: WG; US-OTC: WGPLF) has delivered an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Wellgreen platinum group metals and nickel deposit, in the southern Yukon, that cuts capital costs and the project’s mine…
Ivanhoe tables prefeasibility study on Platreef PGM project
In Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) first-ever conference call on its massive Platreef project in South Africa, executive chairman and company founder Robert Friedland declared that the orebody “is destined to change the…
Editorial: J. Pat Sheridan (1933-2015)
We mark the passing of legendary Bay Street mining entrepreneur J. Pat Sheridan on Jan. 10 in Toronto at age 81.
Asian Mineral capitalizes on first-mover status in Vietnam
VANCOUVER — It’s been a long journey for Asian Mineral Resources (TSXV: ASN; US-OTC: AIERF) at its Ban Phuc nickel-sulphide project, 160 km west of Hanoi in Vietnam’s Son La province, but the company’s patience is about…
Fact ‘n’ figures: Citigroup favours palladium for 2015
Palladium mine supply production this year will fall to 5.9 million oz. — its lowest level in nearly 20 years, and an 8% drop from 2013 — while demand for the metal grows, Citigroup outlines in a Dec. 1 research report.
CIBC slashes platinum forecast
An expected surge in the platinum price failed to materialize in 2014 because of a strong U.S. dollar and weak South African rand, say mining analysts with CIBC World Markets, who are slashing their platinum price forecast for 2015.