April 6, 2016

The rights and wrongs of rights issues

Rights issues are the best way of raising funds in a way that does not disadvantage existing shareholders

April 6, 2016

Canadians to develop space mining tool

Deltion Innovations aims to design a drill that would prospect for water, ice and resources on the moon and beyond.

April 4, 2016

‘It’s still too early to re-enter the metals sector’

As always happens after a strong rally in anything, traders begin to anticipate another leg up.

April 4, 2016

Tahoe Resources provides new 2016 guidance, after Lake Shore acquisition

The company has emerged as a new leader in the precious metals sector with a well-diversified, Americas-based operating platform, a strong balance sheet and an attractive growth profile.

April 1, 2016

Silver is coiled spring

Silver’s reluctant, sluggish participation in early 2016’s powerful gold rally has been glaringly obvious.

April 1, 2016

The gold-to-silver ratio: A truly generational opportunity

This week's Gong Show in the global financial markets reminds me of the early 1980s before the advent of the Internet or online trading or blogs says Michael Ballanger.

March 31, 2016

Silver Wheaton to get $550 million in shares sale

Proceeds of the offering, which is scheduled to close around April 7, will be used to repay debt.

March 30, 2016

Breakthrough aircraft to transform remote mining

Lockheed lands $480m customer for aircraft combining power of helicopter, airplane and hovercraft dramatically altering mining and exploration economics.

March 29, 2016

INFOGRAPHIC: Silver’s biggest winning and losing streaks

Here's silver's biggest winning streaks (+10% gains) as well as its worst losing streaks (-10% losses) since 1971.

March 28, 2016

September cyanide spill at Argentina gold mine wasn’t the first

Three spills between 2011–2012 were contained by control systems at Barrick Gold's Veladero mine and did not pose any environmental risks.