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Profit-taking drops TSX

Profit-taking in the resource sector pushed the S&P/TSX Composite Index 125.19 points lower to 10,525.49 during the Aug. 16-22 report period. The gold index retreated 6.29 points, or 3%, to 202.23…


Nautilus to enter TSX Venture backdoor

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — Nautilus Minerals, a company seeking to mine high-grade volcanogenic massive sulphide smokers on the seabed of the northern and western Pacific Ocea…


Three revolutions, part II

— The following is the second half of an edited speech by veteran gold banker Ferdinand Lips, chairman of Switzerland’s Top-Gold, and author of Gold Wars: The Battle Against Sound Money As Seen from…


Ontario's Northern Development and Mines Minister Rick Bartolucci (left) with Assistant Deputy Mines Minister John Gammon at the opening of the John B. Gammon Geoscience Library, named in honour of Gammon, who will retire Aug. 31. During his 16 years in office, the affable Gammon established the Willet Green Miller Centre in Sudbury as a centre of geoscience excellence and helped raise Ontario's international mining profile.

Manitoba promotes exploration incentives

Vancouver — Manitoba is pulling out the stops to lure more mining and exploration companies to the province. In a recent cross-country tour, government officials offered generous exploration incentiv…



A new lead at Broken Hill

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — Could there be a virginal extension to the great Line of Lode at the renowned Broken Hill silver-lead-zinc camp in southwest New South Wales? Australian junior


Diavik wins safety award

For the second straight year, Diavik Diamond Mines has been awarded the John T. Ryan Regional Trophy for select mines in western Canada….






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