Canada’s territories on diverging GDP paths: Conference Board of Canada
It’s tough enough to have an economy dependent on commodity cycles, but doubly so in the small economies of Canada’s three territories, where the opening or closing of a single…
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TSX dips, Sept. 12–16
Canada’s benchmark index weakened, ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy-setting meeting, coupled by lower oil prices and negative developments in the banking sector. The S&P/TSX Composite Index retreated 0.6%…
Agnico Eagle adds gold ounces at Amaruq
VANCOUVER — Agnico Eagle Mines’ (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) Amaruq gold project is well on the way to becoming its next great discovery story. The company has rapidly advanced the Whale…
Major Drilling sees Q1 revenue drop 18% year-over-year
VANCOUVER — Major Drilling Group International (TSX: MDI; US-OTC: MJDLF) saw its quarterly revenue drop 18% year-over-year to $69 million in a financial report released in early September, representing the first…
Altius reaps benefits of contrarian investing
VANCOUVER — When it comes to the project generator business model, it’s tough to find a more successful example than Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS; US-OTC: ATUSF). The company has seen substantial…
Klondex expands its arsenal
Klondex Mines (TSX: KDX; NYSE-MKT: KLDX) has evolved in the last four years from an exploration firm with one project in Nevada to a gold producer with multiple assets in…
The geology behind Ontario’s world class metal districts
VANCOUVER — Ontario has a long and lively geological past dating back 3.3 billion years, when the Earth was covered by oceans. During that time, intense volcanism formed the Earth’s…
PotashCorp, Agrium propose US$36B merger
VANCOUVER — Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) and Agrium (TSX: AGU; NYSE: AGU) have unveiled a plan to merge and create the largest crop-nutrient company in the world,…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 29: Risk and reward ft. Joe Mazumdar
Western Editor Matthew Keevil sits down with Joe Mazumdar from Exploration Insights for a wide-ranging discussion on the resource sector. Topics include the recent resource estimation troubles for Orezone Gold…
New Gold redesigns tailings facility, raises capex
With tailings dam disasters at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley mine in B.C., and the Samarco mine jointly owned by BHP Billiton and Vale in Brazil, the integrity of tailings management…
Interview: Kirkland Lake Gold’s new CEO discusses vision for the company
Anthony Makuch took the helm of Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI) on July 18, 2016. Before joining the Ontario-focused gold producer, Makuch was president and CEO of Lake Shore Gold,…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: An introduction to bush life
I spent my first summer in the bush in 1958, soon after graduating from MIT with a bachelor’s degree in geology and geophysics. McPhar Geophysics had hired me as chief…