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Innovation key to solving mining sector woes
Miners are facing a more complex and difficult business environment than ever, with the pressures of rising costs, declining commodity prices, and rising social and investor demands.
Claude Resources turns things around at Seabee
Claude Resources’ (TSX: CRJ; US-OTC: CLGRF) flagship Seabee gold mine in northeastern Saskatchewan has produced more than 1 million oz. gold since it started commercial production in December 1991. Its Santoy mine complex, 14 km east of…
Integra punches above its weight with 50,000-metre program
With eight drill rigs on-site at its Lamaque South project just east of Val-d’Or, Que., and 20,000 metres of drilling already completed this year, Integra Gold (TSXV: ICG; US-OTC: ICGQF) stands out as being one of the most active…
Lake Shore looks for another home run in 2015
Lake Shore Gold (TSX: LSG; NYSE-MKT: LSG) is checking off all the boxes when it comes to a junior producer with gold assets in a safe mining jurisdiction that is generating free cash flow, has manageable debt and an exciting growth potential,…
TSX Venture bumps higher, March 23-27
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed in the green, rising 1.6%, or 10.84 points, en route to a 681.43-point close. Gains were underpinned by rising commodity futures, while Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. central bank…
PDAC celebrates 2015 award recipients
The recent annual convention in Toronto of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada saw a diverse group of mining personnel scoop up this year’s awards.
PDAC 2015: John Kaiser sees retail investors as industry lifeblood
Retail investors, historically the “lifeblood” of the junior mining sector, are largely gone from the picture, but need to return for the sector to survive the current downturn, John Kaiser argues.
Silver Wheaton’s Smallwood sees a ‘gold flavour to the portfolio’
VANCOUVER — Royalty and streaming leader Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) has been increasing its presence in the gold space recently, and according to president and CEO Randy Smallwood that trend could continue, with many of the…
TSX Venture turns positive, March 16-20
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index edged up 1%, or 6 points, en route to a 670.60-point close. Gold, copper and energy futures benefitted from weakness in the U.S. dollar, while Statistics Canada reported that the inflation rate held…
Sandstorm buys Diavik diamond mine royalty
Gold-focused royalty and streaming company Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE: SAND) has branched out into diamonds.
Noront goes all in on the Ring of Fire
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based junior Noront Resources (TSX: NOT; US-OTC: NOSOF) has emerged as a leader in Ontario’s controversial Ring of Fire mineral belt over the past eight years, and on March 23 the company solidified itself as the…