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Opinion/Commentary
John Baird says pushback needed to support mining
Canada’s former foreign minister John Baird says the mining industry and government “must play offence, not defence,” when it comes to defending their interests and combating anti-mining activism.
National Mining Hall of Fame to induct five more
U.S. mining industry leaders TS Ary, Frank F Aplan, Ralph E Bailey, John Campbell Greenway and Edward Steidle will be inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame at a banquet on Oct. 23, 2015, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Based in Leadville, Colo.,…
Scotiabank’s Mohr: Palladium ‘oversold’
Scotiabank economist and commodity specialist Patricia Mohr says palladium offers the greatest upside within the platinum group metals (PGMs) due to rising demand for car ownership in China and the central government’s wish to improve…
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame names Class of 2016
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will induct mining-industry leaders Stewart L. Blusson, J. Keith Brimacombe, Robert M. Friedland, Louis Gignac and Harold (Hank) Williams at its twenty-eighth annual induction ceremony and dinner on Jan. 14,…
Letter to the editor: Rick Rule’s ‘ridiculous construct’
I find Mr. Rule’s comments about junior resource companies to be incredibly frustrating and unhelpful (“Interview: Market insights from Sprott’s Rick Rule,” T.N.M., Aug. 31–Sept. 6/15). It’s easy to call for the wiping…
Letter to the editor: PM Harper at the PDAC
Stephen Harper is the only Canadian prime minister to ever attend the annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto. As a show of respect on election day Oct. 19, he’ll have my vote.
Commentary: African expatriate salaries continue to fall
Expatriate salary benchmarks in Africa are trending downward with a 10% drop in base salaries over the past year, according to research by our firm Globe 24-7, an African-specialist human resources consultancy.
Tailings dam failures to continue, experts say
A year after Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) Mount Polley copper-gold mine released 25 million cubic metres of waste into B.C.’s Fraser River watershed after its tailings dam broke, a new report claims that the worldwide…
Commentary: Canadian gov’t seeks consultation on Transparency Act
On Aug. 12, 2015, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) posted a notice on its website seeking public input on draft “implementation tools” it has developed in respect of the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act. The stated…
Letter to the editor: Juniors are best at finding deposits
The interview of Rick Rule, chairman of Sprott U.S. Holdings, in last week’s issue includes some observations on the nature of the junior exploration sector that I take issue with. The junior sector has always consumed a prodigious amount…
Analyst: Oban’s four-way merger should inspire weary juniors
Market realities are starting to bite, and the combination of Oban Mining (TSX: OBM) with three other companies is a good model to emulate at a time when most management teams in the junior mining sector are struggling to keep their…