VANCOUVER — On April 21, Canadian Minister of Finance Joe Oliver tabled the country’s annual federal budget, wherein the Conservative government achieved a $1.4-billion surplus that fulfills the promise of balanced books made…
VANCOUVER — Producer Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) is hoping to step up its presence in Canada with a $17.5-million cash and share agreement for explorer Mega Precious Metals (TSXV: MGP) and its 338 sq. km Monument Bay gold-tungsten…
North American Palladium (TSX: PDL; US-OTC: PALDF) is facing the consequences of a potential loan default, which could transfer 98% of the company and ownership of the Lac des Îles (LDI) palladium mine, near Thunder Bay, Ont., to its…
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…
The following is an edited report from the Brussels-based World Steel Assosciation entitled Short Range Outlook for 2015 and 2016. For more information, please visit www.worldsteel.org
Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE:TCK) cut its semiannual dividend and posted lower-than-expected first-quarter earnings, as the slump in commodity prices continued.
Innovation has become a hot topic in the mining industry once again. A report on the current state of innovation, by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and Monitor Deloitte, is due out in the next few weeks. In April…
VANCOUVER — Explorer Mega Precious Metals (TSXV: MGP) is sitting on a multi-million ounce gold-tungsten deposit at its Monument Bay project, and it sees a lot more upside across the 338 sq. km property, 340 km southeast of Thompson, Man….
After two weeks of gains, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index ended moderately lower due to concerns about Greece’s debt negotiations, mixed U.S. corporate earnings and warnings by regulators in China about excessive…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rallied during the trading sessions, gaining 3.97 points en route to a 702.85-point weekly close. Statistics Canada reported that the consumer price index gained 0.4% last month, after a 0.2% jump in…
The opportunity to acquire the past-producing Snow Lake gold mine and mill in Manitoba from financially strapped QMX Gold (TSXV: QMX) emerged a couple of months ago, Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) has confirmed, but says “there is…
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Speaking at this year’s Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG) conference in Kamloops, B.C., the province’s Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett encouraged junior explorers to keep their chin up.
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