Much like exploration geologists, university-based historians do much of their field research in the summer months. Limited more by the demands of […]
Credit: Adobe Stock Many asset owners face a choice that looks simple: continue operating aging coal-fired generating stations or begin planning for […]
"He who every morning plans the transaction of the day and follows out that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through the maze of the most busy life. But where no plans are laid, where the di...
Much ink has been spilled on the impact of the global financial crisis on Canada's mining and metals industry.Two key factors dominated the industry in 2009. First, the crisis choked off access to debt and capital for many companies,...
A mused and confused pretty much describes how I feel about what's going on in Ottawa nowadays as Prime Minister Stephen Harper continues to shake things up; first with the recent prorogation of Parli...
Rainy River Resources (RR. TSX-V) was the talk of the show at last month's Mineral Exploration Roundup Conference in Vancouver when it unveiled a core taken from its Beaver Pond project in northwester...
Golden Predator Royalty & Development Corp. (Golden Predator) is now listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under (TSX:GPD).
The mining business has historically been a case of "acquire resource assets and investors will follow". For the newly spotlighted rare earths and rare metals markets, however, the relationship betwee...
T he message has never been clearer. You must take stakeholder engagement seriously to survive as a business in this increasingly CSR-conscious world. There's no question about it, particularly if you...
When federal government receivers padlocked the gate to Royal Oak Mines' Giant Yellowknife mine in the spring of 1999, locals prepared to say a bittersweet goodbye.On one hand, the Giant had helped build the town into today's robust Northern...
Photo Report by Northern Correspondent Bill Braden
The names Lafarge Canada Inc. and Ducks Unlimited don't look right together in the same sentence but when put in context with the expansion of Lafarge's limestone quarry and plant near Brookfield, NS,...
Any Arctic mining operation faces a number of unique challenges, not the least of which is managing water treatment to meet the stringent demands of a fragile ecosystem. In addition to the environment...
I f you want the world to beat a path to your door, forget about inventing a better mousetrap. Instead, develop a program that will encourage the mining industry, local communities and nongovernmental...
