February 13, 2017 Weak finish for the Canadian Mining Eye Index in Q4 — EY EY’s Canadian Mining Eye index declined 13% in the last quarter last year as weak gold and nickel prices offset copper and zinc gains.
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 Oreninc Index rebounds as cash pours into juniors It rebounded in the week ending February 10, 2017 to 90.26 from 76.28 the previous week.
February 13, 2017 Newcrest doubles first-half profit, to pay divvy The miner attributed the good results to higher metals prices, increased gold and copper output and productivity improvements.
February 13, 2017 Iron ore soars past $92 a tonne, highest price in 2.5 years Prices for the steelmaking commodity have more than doubled in value over the past year following near-decade lows of $38 a tonne in December 2015.
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 12, 2017 Finland inks $266 million deal to revitalize Europe’s largest nickel mine A large but troubled nickel mine in Finland may be back on the road to profitability thanks to a recent deal that saw commodities trader Trafigura take a 15.5 percent…
February 10, 2017 DR Congo’s perfect storm A leaked White House memo, which outlines the suspension of a portion of the Dodd-Frank rule on ‘conflict minerals’, will exacerbate already high levels of violence in DR Congo.
February 10, 2017 Scientist finds three new uranium-rich minerals in Utah The three new minerals, leesite, leószilárdite and redcanyonite, will allow researchers to study how different forms of uranium can propagate in the natural environment.
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
Platinum miners favour payouts over projects even as prices surge Despite strong prices, mining executives are wary of launching new projects without evidence of sustained long-term price stability. February 11, 2026 | 10:30 am
