Mark O’Dea’s ‘science of discovery’ at Roundup
VANCOUVER — Over the past decade Mark O’Dea has become one of the strongest members of a new generation of explorers bent on making discoveries and running public mining companies the “right” way.
Canada
PotashCorp’s Q4 earnings fall 46%
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) has posted a 46% drop in its fourth-quarter 2013 earnings and a weaker-than-expected 2014 guidance, as tough market conditions linger for crop nutrients.
Guarded optimism for 2014 from PI Financial’s Jim Mustard
VANCOUVER — In the final talk of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia’s (AME BC) Roundup conference, PI Financial’s vice-president of mining investment banking Jim Mustard gave the audience reason to…
Editorial: Heenan Bleak-ey
Weep, weep for Canada’s corporate lawyers.
TSX Venture Exchange, Jan. 20-24
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index took a breather during the trading sessions following a month-long run that saw it close near a three-year high last week. The Venture dropped 9.03 points during the trading period en route to a…
Forum Uranium hopes 2014 will be a breakout year
For a pint-sized explorer and developer with a market capitalization of $11 million and $4 million in cash, Forum Uranium (TSXV: FDC; TSX: FDCFF) has grand plans for its projects in Saskatchewan and Nunavut. But then the company also has some…
Correction
The item “2014 PDAC Awards” on page B20 of the PDAC preconvention supplement (T.N.M., Jan. 20–26/14 and Jan. 20–Feb. 2/14) included two spelling errors in the identification of the Skookum Jim Award winner: Jim MacLeod,…
Milestones ahead for Kennady Diamonds in NWT
Kennady Diamonds (TSXV: KDI; US-OTC: KDIAF) — whose share price soared 277% to $5.24 per share in 2013 — is among 16 junior companies Haywood Securities believes offer short-term investment opportunity with strong management teams,…
New Gold nears decision day at Rainy River
VANCOUVER — It’s been a busy six months for producer New Gold (TSE: NGD; NYSE-MKT: NGD), with a pair of economic studies providing some insight on where the company may develop its next gold mine.
Denison to drill 60,000 metres in 2014
While challenging market conditions are forcing many companies to axe their exploration budgets, Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) is pumping $15 million into a 60,000-metre drill program in the Athabasca basin in 2014, marking one of its…
Premier Clark opens Roundup, extends flow-through tax credit
VANCOUVER — With thick fog blanketing Vancouver, B.C. Premier Christy Clark kicked off the city’s biggest mining conference of the year — Mineral Exploration Roundup 2014 — with a speech that included a commitment to…
Cameco rises on uranium optimism
Saskatoon-based Cameco (TSX:CCO; NYSE:CCJ), like many uranium miners, is enjoying renewed predictions of higher uranium prices and growing demand.