Over the past decade there has been increased effort, often advocated by shareholder advisory groups, to link executive compensation with executive and corporate performance (so-called “pay-for-performance”).
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based junior Noront Resources (TSX: NOT; US-OTC: NOSOF) has emerged as a leader in Ontario’s controversial Ring of Fire mineral belt over the past eight years, and on March 23 the company solidified itself as the…
With coal prices sitting at multi-year lows, almost 17% of coal production this year in the U.S. could be at risk of idling or closure, as total cash costs plus sustaining capital expenditures exceed current market prices, Wood Mackenzie says…
Short positions outstanding at March 15/15 (with changes from Feb. 28/15).
VANCOUVER — The recent decline in worldwide exploration activity has offered Richard Schodde, managing director of MinEx consulting, an opportunity to investigate just how well Canada’s mineral exploration industry has performed…
The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee’s latest statement on March 18 after its two-day meeting drew attention from those keen on understanding the health of the global economy, including commodity investors and miners.
U.S. stocks posted losses for the third straight week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average finishing 0.6% lower at 17,749.31 and the S&P 500 Index closing at 2,053.40, a 0.9% drop. Disappointing economic data from China, a stronger U.S….
Canada’s benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index index fell during the trading week, losing 1.5% to close at 14,731.50 points. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index dropped 1.8% to 157.90, as the spot price for gold gave back US$10 to end at…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index finished in the red for a second week, as it fell 3.5%, or 24.19, before closing at a 664.60 points. The International Energy Agency speculated that oil prices had not yet hit the bottom, while Statistics…
VANCOUVER — It’s been a rapid race to production for junior Red Eagle Mining (TSXV: RD; US-OTC: RDEMF) at its Santa Rosa gold project, 70 km north of Medellin, Colombia. On March 10 the company received an environmental licence for…
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…
Newsletter writer Greg McCoach of the Mining Speculator is sharing a number of quality names that he believes are worth looking at, despite the current downturn in the resource market, in part due to the strong U.S. dollar.
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