Downturn a chance for governments to craft competitive policies: World Bank
Like other regions, Latin America has seen a slowdown in mining investment owing to the global decline in commodities prices.
Canada
PDAC 2015: Why Rick Rule stays optimistic in bleak markets
Sprott US Holdings chairman Rick Rule says the current bear market will be remembered as “the good old days.”
Kirkland Lake Gold mounts a comeback in the Southern Abitibi
VANCOUVER — The past two years have been a story of redemption for producer Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI; US-OTC: KGILF) at its Macassa mine and South Mine Complex in the prolific the Southern Abitibi gold belt, 46 km southeast of…
PDAC 2015: Greg McCoach’s firms to watch in 2015
Newsletter writer Greg McCoach of the Mining Speculator is sharing a number of quality names that he believes are worth looking at, despite the current downturn in the resource market, in part due to the strong U.S. dollar.
TSX tumbles, March 9-13
Canada’s benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index index fell during the trading week, losing 1.5% to close at 14,731.50 points. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index dropped 1.8% to 157.90, as the spot price for gold gave back US$10 to end at…
TSX Venture finishes in the red, March 9-13
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index finished in the red for a second week, as it fell 3.5%, or 24.19, before closing at a 664.60 points. The International Energy Agency speculated that oil prices had not yet hit the bottom, while Statistics…
MinEx’s Schodde: Canadian explorers still have their ‘mojo’
VANCOUVER — The recent decline in worldwide exploration activity has offered Richard Schodde, managing director of MinEx consulting, an opportunity to investigate just how well Canada’s mineral exploration industry has performed…
Interview: Michael Gravelle beats the drum for Ontario at PDAC
The 2015 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference kicked off with announcement that the Ontario and federal governments will be investing funds to support development in northwestern Ontario.
Northern Uranium’s Ulansky: ‘We’ve found the system’
With Chuck Fipke — the man who discovered the Ekati diamond mine — as a geological consultant, advisor and significant shareholder, and a recent run-up in the share price, Northern Uranium (TSXV: UNO; US-OTC: NOURF) is generating…
Bulk sample results boost diamond junior North Arrow
The initial results of a bulk sample from North Arrow Minerals’ (TSXV: NAR; US-OTC: NHAWF) Q1-4 kimberlite, at the Qilalugaq project in Nunavut, show that the yellow diamonds that were recovered in early sampling persist into larger…
Cautious optimism surfaces at 2015 PDAC
This year’s Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention drew 23,578 attendees from over 100 countries. While the crowd for the world’s largest mining event, held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, was…
Mick Davis’ X2poised for launch after US$5.6B raise
VANCOUVER — A dearth in the availability of traditional equity financing has led to the rise of specialist, mining-related investment funds, and another major player is taking the field. In early March, new private mining venture X2…