Laurion enjoys high grades of first assays at Ishkoday

The new government intends to look into establishing a mining tax and analyzing the possibility of taxing capital gains from the sale of mining rights.

The Vancouver-based miner intends to use the proceeds for its Kutcho copper-zinc project in northern BC.

Underpinning investor confidence are the country’s vast mineral riches.

Supported metal prices, debts being slashed, and production efficiency growth were the keys for the good performance.

The increase in the indicate category equates to 134 million ounces silver equivalent or 2.0 billion pounds zinc equivalent.

Countries have been scrambling to claim territory or, like China, boost their presence in the region.

Base metals have had a shaky start to 2019, with a cautious Q1 advance giving way to an April drop on uncertainty about the global economy.

The new offering comes five years after a similar product fizzled on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).

Canadian miner will elect 11 nominees of Waterton Global Resource Management, its second largest shareholder, as part of the settlement that ends a long-dragged out battle over control of Hudbay.