The proposed merger of Suncor Energy (SU-T, SU-N) and Petro- Canada (PCA-T, PCZ-N) will create the largest Canadian company by market capitalization. It will also have the biggest resource footprint i…
With the growth of spot pricing for iron ore, it looks as if the existing system, based on a benchmark price set by annual negotiations between miners and steelmakers, is coming under increasing press…
VANCOUVER — Saskatchewan produces one-third of the world’s supply of potash, the key ingredient in fertilizer, but the province has not seen a new potash mine in 40 years. With a new, increased resou…
Lower costs, higher margins and new ounces from mines in Russia, the U. S. and Brazil all added up to record first-quarter revenues and earnings for Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N).
Lower sales and production along with higher costs for materials and reduced selling prices were to blame for Mosaic Co.’ s (MOS-N) dismal third-quarter 2009 earnings, the producer of concentrated pho…
VANCOUVER–Following up on last summer’s percussion-drill campaign at the Ghanzi property in central Botswana, Hana Mining (HMG-V) has confirmed strong copper intercepts with two diamond-drill holes.
After scooping up some lithium and rare metals projects in Ontario and Nevada recently, TNR Gold (TNR-V, TRRXF-O) is spinning out its newfound assets into a subsidiary company to be called Internation…
Iron ore was in the spotlight during the 19th trading week of the year, from esoteric new hedging opportunities to derailed grassroots iron ore deals.
Ontario’s Mining Amendment Act, 2009, introduced by Northern Development and Mines Minister Michael Gravelle on April 30, tilts the field away from traditional industry rights in favour of aboriginal …
Anglo Canadian Uranium — Robert MacPherson appointed a director.
Lydian International (LYD-T, LYDIF-O) has been granted a 25-year mining licence for its Amulsar gold project by the government of Armenia — one of the first licences granted under the country’s new m…
Data showing that new U. S. housing starts and permits unexpectedly slid to record lows in April — the worst in fact since 1959 — is further proof if anyone needed any that the U. S. economy is far …
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