February 10, 2016

India hikes import tariffs on gold and silver

Move is a fresh attempt to curb costly imports and stop precious metals from being used to hide billions of dollars of undeclared "black money".

February 10, 2016

Government throws lifeline to BC mines

The B.C. government is throwing the mining industry an emergency lifeline in the form of deferred electricity bill payments that could be worth more than $300 million.

February 9, 2016

Colombia bans mining in country’s vast moorlands

Mining in the area of the Andes mountains right above the continuous tree line had been prohibited since 2011, but concessions granted before such ban had continued to date.

February 9, 2016

The anatomy of a mine site visit

Canarc Resource Corp (TSX:CCM) - site trip - mucho potential at El Compas

February 9, 2016

Joe Reagor’s equity picks for patient pickers

Reagor outlines types of companies he prefers and pairs those with names that patient investors could parlay into promising profits.

February 8, 2016

Tahoe Resources adds Canadian gold mines to portfolio by buying Lake Shore

Tahoe Resources has agreed to buy Canadian precious-metals miner Lake Shore Gold in an all-stock deal valued at Cdn$945 million ($678 million).

February 7, 2016

It’s time to buy mining stocks, says Ross Beaty

Mining financier and entrepreneur Ross Beaty told an audience at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference in late January that it’s a “phenomenal” time to buy resource stocks.

February 5, 2016

European consortium launches Blue Nodules project

On 1 February a European consortium launched a new Horizon 2020 project: Blue Nodules. This project addresses the  challenge of  creating a […]

February 5, 2016

Milbank awarded for Oyu Tolgoi mining deal representation

During the PFI Awards Dinner held in London on Feb. 3.

February 4, 2016

The sub-mine crisis of 2016

The collapse of the global resources stock market capitalization will have severe consequences.