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A truck at Teck Resources Fording River metallurgical coal project in southeastern B.C. Credit: Teck Resources

Met coal producers prepare for long price weakness

The benchmark price for metallurgical coal has dropped to a multi-year low of US$119 per tonne, and Moody’s Investors Service doesn’t see much relief for met coal producers until the second half of 2016. In the meantime, it warns,…



Suzanne Sloan's self-published memoir Mining the Memories.

Odds ‘n’ sods: Mining the Memories – Tough muckers

Many of the miners — or muckers, as those men who loaded the ore cars were called — came to Canada from Europe after the First and Second World Wars in search of a more peaceful life where one could earn an honest dollar, without…





Agnico Eagle Mines and Yamana Gold's Canadian Malartic gold mine in Quebec. Osisko Gold Royalties holds a 5% net smelter return royalty on the mine. Credit: Agnico Eagle Mines

Osisko Gold Royalties comes out strong

VANCOUVER — Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; US-OTC: OKSKF) is one to watch in the realm of corporate finance. The company is a spin-out from Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) and Yamana Gold’s (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY)…




TSX Venture trades flat, Nov. 3-7

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index stayed near a one-year low during the trading sessions, as it posted a 0.67-point increase en route to a 770.26-point weekly close. Commodity futures also struggled although a strong Canadian jobs report…




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