Metals, mining and money markets
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Giants of mining converge at Sprott Symposium
VANCOUVER — The Sprott Natural Resource Symposium in Vancouver in late July gathered a remarkable group of industry success stories. Robert Friedland, the legendary founder and chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF), opened…
Metals, mining and money markets
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BMO looks for leverage to soaring zinc price
With several major zinc mines slated to close in the next few years, zinc prices have responded accordingly — climbing 12% year-to-date and 24% over the last 12 months.
Mining, metals and money markets
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Editorial: Barrick goes CEO-less, doubles down on presidents
Three months after Peter Munk’s retirement from Barrick Gold, we’re already getting a look at the post-Munk Barrick, and the picture is volatile and a little strange.
Metals, mining and money markets
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London Silver Fix sees revamp
CME Group and Thomson Reuters have been chosen to deliver a new silver price mechanism to replace the London Silver Fix — a system that has been in place for over a century to set the daily benchmark price for silver.
McEwen and Turk talk gold
The Northern Miner invited James Turk, the London-based gold analyst and founder of GoldMoney, and mining legend Rob McEwen of McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX), to discuss their views on a number of issues ranging from the value of money,…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Parliamentary committee sees ‘strategic opportunity’ in Canada’s REEs
VANCOUVER — Canada’s federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources has wrapped up a seven-month study on Canada’s rare earth elements (REE) potential, drawing on extensive consultation with a who’s who…
Commentary: Canada’s first finding of aboriginal title – Tsilhqot’in Nation v. BC
On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) granted the appeal of the Tsilhqot’in Nation, confirming their aboriginal title over tracts of Crown land in B.C.