Mining’s brand needs to catch up with its importance to humanity
Any public figure knows that they must brand themselves early — or risk being branded in an unflattering light that could well stick. Ask any of the victims of former…
Articles by Alisha Hiyate
TSX drifts higher over holiday-shortened Apr. 3-6 trading week
Over the Good Friday-shortened Apr. 3-6 trading week, the S&P/TSX Composite Index inched up 96.8 points or 0.5% to 20,196.69. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index added 0.41 points or 0.4%…
Biden soothes Canada’s fears of being crushed by US clean energy push
It can be easy to take a partnership between Canada and the United States as a given,” U.S. President Joe Biden told the House of Commons on Mar. 24 on his…
Indigenous ownership models gain steam alongside critical minerals rush
As this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention returned to its March slot in Toronto, welcoming nearly 24,000 attendees, the buzz was undoubtedly around critical and battery metals. …
ArcWest shares jump on Freeport earn-in deal as majors eye BC copper
Shares in junior explorer ArcWest Exploration (TSXV: AWX) jumped more than 80% in morning trading in Toronto after it announced an earn-in deal with Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) on one of…
How super-commuting can help fill mining’s labour gap
Canada is poised for a mining boom. But one thing is still missing: labour. For a decade in the early 2000s, I worked with several mining companies to staff up…
Vale, University of Toronto launch sustainable mining partnership
Multinational miner Vale (NYSE: VALE) and University of Toronto have launched what they describe as a first-of-its-kind partnership aimed at developing more sustainable mining solutions and the talent needed to…
PDAC 2023 kicks off amid critical minerals scramble
This year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention officially began on Sunday morning, following a year that has seen the mining sector attract a new level of attention from…
Outgoing PDAC president weighs in on the keys to a vibrant exploration sector
Alex Christopher was appointed president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada in March 2021 for a two-year term. The geologist and senior vice-president, projects & technical services with…
After a dismal 2022, financing ‘wheels are turning again’
The numbers are in for mine financings in 2022, and they are disappointing, if not surprising. According to just-released figures from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, global financing…
Snowline leverages Yukon roots in search for district gold
Scott Berdahl grew up prospecting in the Yukon wilderness with his brother and his dad Ron, who’s been a prospector in the territory since the 1980s. But the 37-year-old Whitehorse-based…
Video: Majuba Hill Copper advances Nevada porphyry project
Buster Hunsaker, consulting geologist with Majuba Hill Copper, discusses recent drilling results from the company’s namesake copper porphyry project in Nevada, where it is working on a National Instrument 43-101 compliant…