2015

TSX edges lower, Feb. 16-20

Greece may have reached a deal in principle with euro finance ministers to extend its financial bailout by four months, but concern in the energy sector about the impact of low oil prices drove the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 0.6% to…



Equipment in the pit at Kinross Gold's Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania. Credit:  Kinross Gold

Kinross defers Tasiast mill expansion

Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has put its US$1.6-billion Tasiast mill expansion project on hold to keep its balance sheet intact in the current low gold price environment, with at least one analyst thinking the firm is considering other…





S&P 500 closes at record high, Feb. 9-13

A ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists combined with a slight bump in oil prices, apparent progress on a debt deal with Greece and higher-than-expected 0.7% fourth-quarter growth in Germany combined to help push U.S….


Inductee Peter Bradshaw accepts a plaque from Mining Matters president Patricia Dillon. Credit: Canadian Mining Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame welcomes four industry giants

The 27th annual induction ceremony of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame held at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in mid-January featured three eminent and serially successful geologists from Western and Eastern Canada, plus one of the most astute…


A drill site at Teck Resources and Pilot Gold's Halilaga copper-gold project in northwestern Turkey.  Credit: Pilot Gold

Teck, Pilot think small to boost Halilaga economics

VANCOUVER — Partners Teck Resources (TSX.B: TCK; NYSE: TCK) and Pilot Gold (TSX: PLG; US-OTC: PLGTF) have taken a more modest approach to mine development in revising the 2012 preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for their Halilaga…





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