February 17, 2014

Silvercrest Mines up 8.4 pct after drilling 5.83 GPT gold and 232.5 GPT silver

Year-to-date the company is up 56.91%.

February 16, 2014

Canadian potash miners trapped underground rescued unharmed

Miners just had to wait out the smoke in the mine and stay underground overnight.

February 16, 2014

Ryan Castilloux: Sorting reality from hype in the crowded rare earth industry

Evaluating rare earth projects is a tricky business, and the ambiguous reporting methods some companies use don't make it any easier.

February 14, 2014

Ontario hires Deloitte to push forward Ring of Fire development

Despite the fact that a major stakeholder has iced the project.

February 14, 2014

Nautilus Minerals goes hard on PNG gov’t over Solwara 1 dispute

The seafloor miner revoked Papua New Guinea’s right to a 30% in its flagship project Solwara 1, and is now seeking undisclosed damages.

February 14, 2014

Gold sector nightmare not over: price drop forcing them to slash reserves

Despite extreme measures taken by gold miners to balance their books, the sector continues to suffer the aftermath of last year’s precious metal price nosedive.

February 13, 2014

Teck down after announcing 44% profit hit

Lower prices for key products.

February 13, 2014

Transmission line agreement boosts Alderon

Up 7.94%.

February 13, 2014

Barrick takes massive US$2.8 billion charge on mines, lowers gold reserves

Net loss for the entire year climbed up to a monster $10.37 billion.

February 13, 2014

Rio’s Walsh delivers: 15% dividend hike on higher than expected second-half profit

The miner has been among the most aggressive cost-cutters and plans to find a further $3 billion in savings this year.