For miners, the only dispute about 2013 was whether it was the worst year since 2008, 2000 or even going back decades. If the mood was glum, there was at least no shortage of news to spice up the year. Here are our picks for the biggest stories…
The mining community in Canada probably has more connections to South Africa than any other group in the country, and so the death of Nelson Mandela on Dec. 5 provided many miners here with time to reflect on the man’s leadership, as well…
December started off in a rather sombre way for Canadian mining, with former Prairie golden child Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan announcing deep and immediate cuts at its Canadian, U.S., and Trinidadian operations.
Dear Ontario, there’s been way too much off-base and irresponsible commentary in the province about Cliffs Natural Resources’ decision to shelve its Ring of Fire Chromite project. And so, in the spirit of afternoon reality TV and…
The latest silver-market review by Thomson Reuters GFMS shows that silver has been charting its own path this year amongst the precious metals.
It seems Peter Munk’s days at the helm of Barrick Gold might actually be coming to an end.
The Pretium saga brings to mind the old joke about the ever-optimistic geologist seeing that the glass is half full, while the mining engineer sees only that the glass should be reduced in size by 50%.
We are now more than two years into a mining industry downturn that has punished miners, developers and explorers of all commodities. But many of the Toronto-listed diamond stocks that…
If there’s been one consistent refrain in Canadian mining circles this millennium, it’s been mining personnel — from top executives to scruffy field geologists — singing the praises of Mexico and its rich mineral…
Canada’s base-metal producers got a lift on Oct. 18 with the announcement of a preliminary free-trade agreement between Canada and the 28-member European Union that promises miners and metal producers a gradual elimination of tariffs on…
Recent revelations by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden and Brazil-based Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald regarding widespread U.S. and allied cyberspying took a curious turn in early October, unexpectedly dragging…
One of the more significant events for Ontario mineral explorers in September took place in the halls of the province’s bureaucracy, with Cliffs Natural Resources losing its application for easement (surface access right-of-way) across…
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