March 4, 2019

Equity markets sour on junior mining sector – report

Global financing earmarked specifically for exploration more than halved last year and now represents less than a quarter of the 2012 peak.

March 4, 2019

Miners flock to Toronto as gold buyout buzz spreads

"Low-cost, mid-tier gold producers ... are going to get bought regardless of what's happening in the big ones."

March 3, 2019

Mineral exploration growing in BC – Survey

The study is based on information collected from 33 prospectors and 172 mineral and coal exploration companies operating in British Columbia.

February 28, 2019

Jaxon discovers new mineralization at Red Springs

Jaxon is designing a multi-disciplinary exploration program to map the sources of the mineralization.

February 27, 2019

Codelco to kick off Chuquicamata underground by mid-year

Codelco's second largest copper operation by size is expected to fully transition to underground block cave mining this year.

February 27, 2019

Rio Tinto investors partying like it’s 2014

Miner will pay a special dividend worth $4 billion, or $2.43 cent a share, as it recorded its highest annual underlying earnings in the last five years.

February 27, 2019

Rio Tinto may have found its next major copper mine in Western Australia

The world's second largest miner has confirmed an "exciting" copper find at its Winu project, in the Paterson Range in the East Pilbara.

February 26, 2019

Oz Minerals annual profit slips but Prominent Hill project outperforms

The copper-focused miner posted a 1 percent drop in underlying net profit after tax.

February 26, 2019

OceanaGold reports maiden resource for WKP in New Zealand

WKP contains 234,000 ounces of gold and 296,000 ounces of silver in the East Graben vein.

February 26, 2019

British Columbia government creates new divisions to improve mine safety and promote investment

The Canadian province is resource-rich, and home to Vancouver, the mining junior capital of the world.