Less than two months after a prefeasibility study showed that Rambler Metals & Mining (TSXV: RAB; LSE:RMM) could extend the life of its underground Ming copper-gold mine in Newfoundland’s Baie Verte region from six to 21 years, the…
For a company that hasn’t had to raise equity since 2006 and whose last financing was a $7-million convertible debenture in 2012, which isn’t due until 2017, Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO; US-OTC: WDOFF) has performed fairly well…
VANCOUVER — Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT; US-OTC: NOSOF) has emerged as a leader across the Ring of Fire region in the James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario, and it has a long-term plan in the works that it hopes will establish a…
South Africa-based Lonmin (LSE: LMI), one of the world’s largest primary producers of platinum group metals (PGMs), has signed an option agreement to earn a 50% initial interest in Wallbridge Mining’s (TSX: WM) four Parkin…
Expatriate salary benchmarks in Africa are trending downward with a 10% drop in base salaries over the past year, according to research by our firm Globe 24-7, an African-specialist human resources consultancy.
U.S. equities stayed in positive territory despite U.S. consumer sentiment in September hitting its lowest level in 12 months, flat domestic producer prices in August, and worries about China’s slowing growth and shrinking imports (data…
VANCOUVER — Copper producers have seen margins come under pressure, as spot prices for the red metal hover near six-year lows well below the US$3 per lb. level over the medium-term. London-based Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is the latest miner to…
At the end of August, Red Pine Exploration (TSXV: RPX; US-OTC: RDEXF) completed its earn-in for a 30% stake in the Wawa gold project, which hosts eight past-producing gold mines with average grades of 8.9 grams gold per tonne, 2 km southeast of…
Stephen Harper is the only Canadian prime minister to ever attend the annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto. As a show of respect on election day Oct. 19, he’ll have my vote.
At a time when many companies are putting exploration plans on hold to weather the downturn in metals markets, Richmont Mines (TSX: RIC; NYSE-MKT: RIC) is doing exactly the opposite.
VANCOUVER — Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) is the latest copper producer to announce spending cutbacks and strategy shifts in light of weakening metal prices. It now plans to slash capital expenses at its operating mines in the…
Canada’s main stock index fell 0.1% to 13,461.47 in the holiday-shortened trading week as Goldman Sachs trimmed its 2016 price forecasts for crude oil and the Bank of Canada said it would keep its key interest rate of 0.5% as the…
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