February 13, 2017 Gold miners hammered by metal’s biggest one-day loss this month Shares in most gold miners fell Monday as the precious metal price dropped more than 1% in early trading and was steadily heading to its largest single-session loss of the…
February 13, 2017 McEwen Mining keeps growing, buys exploration junior Lexam VG The proposed friendly acquisition will give McEwen access to advanced exploration stage properties located in the heart of Timmins Gold Camp, northern Ontario.
February 10, 2017 Students going for gold at the Goodman Gold Challenge Six student teams from Ontario, Quebec, and the United States are entering the final round of the ”Goodman Gold Challenge” - a new mining investment competition for undergraduate students.
February 10, 2017 Canada’s Cameco posts $62 million loss hurt by sinking uranium prices Prices for the radioactive metal have fallen more than 50% since the Fukushima disaster in 2011
February 10, 2017 Quebec pulls permits for Copper One’s exploration claims at Riviere Dore The miner says the decision is clearly “abusive” and it evidences “an excess of jurisdiction,” reason why it will appeal the resolution.
February 9, 2017 Teck, Suncor up cost of Fort Hills oil sands project Cost per barrel, however, will remain at about $84,000 per flowing barrel of bitumen.
February 8, 2017 Locals ask Brazil to suspend Belo Sun’s gold mine licence Opponents claim the miner intends to use cyanide, depositing toxic waste in a dam located just 1.5 km from the Xingu River, a tributary of the Amazon.
February 8, 2017 Chinese race to grab Barrick’s stake in Super Pit hits roadblock Minjar Gold is still waiting for Chinese regulatory clearance and hasn’t been able to secure funding for the $1.3 billion deal.
February 7, 2017 Billion-dollar Alberta coal company goes bankrupt A coal company in west-central Alberta that in 2011 sold for $1-billion is bankrupt, killing hopes that its mine might re-open in the first quarter.
February 7, 2017 U.S. repeal of mining anti-corruption rules will mean Canadian companies will have much tougher reporting guidelines The repeal of a U.S. anti-corruption “resource extraction rule,” which passed Congress late last week, leaves Canadian companies with much tougher reporting rules than their American peers, putting the two…
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