Adding to Stephen Masson’s commentary, “How to revive exploration in Manitoba,” (T.N.M., Dec. 28, 2015–Jan. 3, 2016), I believe the loss of the boutique broker dealers that once supported our junior market has been an…
The mining community came together on Dec. 16 to support local families in need during the 11th Annual Toy Drive in Vancouver.
The long-term outlook for the diamond market is positive — with demand expected to outpace supply starting in 2019 — but in the short-term, the outlook remains challenging, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre and Bain & Co. state…
Phew, was 2015 a tough year for miners! As we look back and tie a bow around the fourth year of the downturn in commodity prices and the mining sector, we see an industry in defensive mode, spending more time and energy reacting to harsh,…
VANCOUVER — When the “geological complexity” of their orebodies forced Rubicon Minerals’ (TSX: RMX; NYSE-MKT: RBY) to suspend development production at its Phoenix gold mine in Red Lake, Ont., and Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE:…
VANCOUVER — There’s certainly no lack of high-grade gold targets for TerraX Minerals (TSXV: TXR) to shoot for at its Yellowknife City gold project, located in a district it refers to as “Canada’s last undeveloped…
VANCOUVER — Explorer Otis Gold (TSXV: OOO; US-OTC: OGLDF) hasn’t let tepid market conditions impact its vision for an open-pit, heap-leach gold mine at its Kilgore project roughly 50 km due northeast of the town of Dubois, Idaho. The…
In good times and bad, there’s never a shortage of fascinating stories in our industry. In case you missed any of them, here are the most-clicked stories of 2015, in descending order of popularity:
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 15/15 (with changes from Nov. 30/15).
The United States Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates for the first time since June 2006 lifted Canada’s main stock index by 1.9% to 13,166.08, before finishing at 13,009.93, in a 0.05% decline. The central bank…
The opportunities related to mining and exploration are enormous in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, but mineral exploration in these two provinces is decreasing, and our industry will need to see changes if we are to expect improvement.
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index took a hit from falling commodity futures, as it tumbled 1.5%, or 7.33 points, en route to a 496.95-point weekly close. On the economic front, Statistics Canada reported that foreigners invested $22…
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