October 18, 2016

Argentinian province to launch mining referendum

A moratorium in place since 2003 bans open-pit mining and the use of cyanide for metal recovery.

October 14, 2016

Canada’s top five mining juniors doubled their market cap in 2016

All gold companies except for the top one.

October 13, 2016

Positive signs put Canadian junior miners in a good position for recovery – PwC report

Investors have seen a rise in the market capitalization of top junior mining companies on the TSX Venture Exchange by more than 100% compared to last year.

October 7, 2016

Uranium miner looking at gold

Aura Energy has set its hopes on a gold deposit next to its uranium Tiris project in Mauritania.

October 7, 2016

Plan Nord: Extracting the most value for Quebec

" Despite the uncertainty around global metal prices, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard has thrown his support behind a project that has the potential to be transformational for the north of…

October 5, 2016

CHART: Despite unnerving gold price fall, mining rally’s intact

While met coal is clearly the star performer, thermal coal is probably the biggest upset – seaborne prices have jumped 65% in 2016 to above $80 a tonne.

October 5, 2016

Commodity update: Is the summer slump over?

Despite bumps in the road, most commodities are still having big years on a YTD basis.

October 3, 2016

Cameco to court over tax bill

The CRA is looking to shift an estimated $7.4 billion in foreign earnings between 2003 and 2015 back to Canada.

October 3, 2016

China to reach target in cutting coal overcapacity by year-end

The world’s biggest coal producer expects to reach targets for cutting unneeded capacity by the end of 2016, which is earlier than planned.

September 30, 2016

Fission Uranium builds momentum on high-grade PLS assays

Two new zones on Fission Uranium's Patterson Lake South property reported high-grade assays, catching the notice of Dundee Capital Markets.