A mining scandal touching the highest levels of government has erupted over the past couple of months in Jamaica, traditionally one of the world’s great centres for bauxite mining, with companies such as Alcan, Kaiser and Alpart active in…
As a lawyer with over 20 years of experience in corporate law and as general counsel for an investment firm, Lisa Davis was used to working with more men than women. But it wasn’t until five years ago when she joined PearTree Securities…
VANCOUVER — For project generator Evrim Resources (TSXV: EVM; US-OTC: EMRRF) the ongoing down swing in commodity markets provides an opportunity to pick up previously unobtainable projects with promising exploration histories.
Growing up in Zimbabwe after World War II, completing an engineering degree at the University of Witswatersrand in Johannesburg, and working at Jones & Wagener, a specialist firm of consulting engineers and scientists based in South Africa,…
In the first four months of this year alone, kidnapping incidents have touched Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TGX; US-OTC: TORXF) and Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) in Mexico’s Guerrero state, and Pan African Minerals’ Tambao manganese…
Wall Street closed mixed ahead of the Memorial Day holiday, as the Federal Reserve said it would likely raise interest rates this year, if the economy continued to improve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.2% to 18,232.02, while the…
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; US-OTC: FQVLF) plans to raise US$1.4 billion through a public offering — increasing the company’s outstanding shares to 689 million.
Belo Sun Mining (TSX: BSX; US-OTC: VNNHF) got a welcome boost after Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) said it would buy a 17.4% interest in the junior for $15 million.
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Foundation’s (SMEF) Miners Give Back program is collaborating with Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB) in awarding its first US$5,000 grant to support a water system expansion project…
Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) has swung back into profit after a disappointing fourth quarter, due to lower costs at all three of its silver-gold underground mines in Mexico.
VANCOUVER — MAG Silver (TSX: MAG; NYSE-MKT: MVG) and 56% joint-venture partner Fresnillo (LSE: FRES; US-OTC: FNLPF), have intersected wide intervals of high-grade silver mineralization beneath the existing resource at their Juanicipio…
U.S. equities fell after being tripped up by soft economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 56.08 points to 18,024.06, and the S&P 500 Index slipped 9.4 points to 2,108.29. The Nasdaq retreated 86.69 points to…
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