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BC government says payments demanded for access to Crown land are not legal

According to the Association of Mineral Exploration (AME), a number of junior exploration companies and their suppliers and contractors have been approached by First Nations.

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | June 20, 2016 | 2:07 pm

Samarco said to be in restructure talks

30 million tonnes per year iron ore mine owned by BHP and Vale idle since November.

Frik Els | June 20, 2016 | 1:40 pm

High grades light up Canadian lithium explorer

Eye-catching lithium discoveries don’t happen every day. When they do, little-known lithium explorers can suddenly find themselves in the investment spotlight.

BNW News | June 20, 2016 | 1:34 pm

Gold price: Hedge funds bullish bets highest since 2011

Last week large scale gold futures speculators pushed bullish bets to just under 750 tonnes, the highest since gold peaked at $1,900 an ounce August 2011.

Frik Els | June 20, 2016 | 11:40 am

Is it time to dump gold and buy platinum?

Bob Moriarty explains why precious metals investors may want to look beyond gold to a commodity with a long history and an interesting relationship to the yellow metal.

The Gold Report | June 20, 2016 | 11:25 am

Silver sleeping on the job

The higher gold prices go the more consumers will step down to silver, more so if they think silver’s price will rise substantially.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | June 20, 2016 | 10:53 am

Security in mining, how protected are resources?

Dependent on the market and the overall supply and demand of primary industries, paired with socioeconomic and geopolitical factors, some resources and minerals are far more valuable than others.

Sublime Technologies | June 20, 2016 | 10:15 am