PDAC celebrates 2015 award recipients
The recent annual convention in Toronto of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada saw a diverse group of mining personnel scoop up this year’s awards.
Opinion/Commentary
PDAC 2015: John Kaiser sees retail investors as industry lifeblood
Retail investors, historically the “lifeblood” of the junior mining sector, are largely gone from the picture, but need to return for the sector to survive the current downturn, John Kaiser argues.
PDAC 2015: Bristow bristles at folly of gold industry
Each year in Toronto, at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada mining convention, chief executive Mark Bristow holds court at an early morning breakfast meeting for some of the industry’s top bankers, analysts and…
PDAC 2015: Scotiabank’s Patricia Mohr predicts ‘modest’ recovery in commodity prices
Commodity prices this year have fallen below the previous recessionary lows of early 2009, and are now at levels not seen since January 2007, Patricia Mohr, vice-president of economics at Scotiabank, said during a presentation at the…
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.
Attention: former Northern Miner staff and long-time subscribers
In the lead up to our 100th anniversary celebration issue to be released in May 2015, we are gathering reminiscences from past writers, other employees and loyal readers to include in the issue.
‘Demand will not be the hero in our current commodity cycle’
Jessica Fung, commodities analyst with BMO Capital Markets, gave the following keynote presentation at Red Cloud’s fourth annual pre-Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Investor Showcase on Feb. 28 at the Fairmont Royal…
Commentary: Aboriginal Peoples score 200 legal wins in Canada’s resources sector
Pipelines, energy exports, fracking, clear-cuts, tailings ponds and access to resources are daily in the news as the industry faces pushback on traditional lands from natives who feel that their way of life is threatened. But what’s…
Commentary – Coming soon: A predictable and stable legislative framework for mining in Quebec
Quebec’s position as the most attractive jurisdiction for mining exploration took quite a tumble in last year’s Fraser Institute survey, falling to twenty-first place. The political uncertainty in the past few years which has…
Commentary: The pros and cons of private equity investment
In Canada, private equity (PE) firms have not traditionally played a prominent role in the mining industry. Perhaps this is due to uncertainty regarding the longer payoff periods associated with the mineral extraction industry and the fact that…
Commentary: The risks that arise from violating CSR norms
Evolving norms of corporate social responsibility (CSR) reflect changing expectations for corporate behaviour, often exceeding the requirements of applicable laws. Companies that violate these expectations could now face serious repercussions,…
Facts ‘n’ figures – MAC: Counting mining’s contribution to Canada
The following is the abridged summary of the Mining Association of Canada’s 112-page report titled “Facts & figures of the Canadian mining industry 2014,” which was released in early February and is available at…