February 11, 2014

The PDAC congratulates the government of Canada on its economic action plan 2014

The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada congratulates the Government of Canada on its Economic Action Plan 2014 that includes specific supports for the mineral exploration and development sector.

February 10, 2014

HudBay’s offer for Augusta aims to get a hold of US third largest copper mine

The $540 million hostile bid is open until March 19.

February 10, 2014

NASA begins accepting applications from privates to mine the Moon

Space Agency in search of potential business partners as US government denies further funding.

February 10, 2014

Papua New Guinea’s Ok Tedi copper, gold mine handed over to locals

The forced transfer of US$5.5 million in assets comes after the PNG Government's took over the mine in 2013 and nationalized it.

February 9, 2014

2014 forecasts not looking good for copper producers

Every number that comes out of China lately is worse than the time before, says Bloomberg Industries’ Kenneth Hoffman.

February 7, 2014

Northern Dynasty’s new CEO is a former interior dep’t mandarin

Chief of staff at the US Department of the Interior during the Clinton era.

February 7, 2014

Platinum sector strike in South Africa leads to first death

He was killed after police fired rubber and stun grenades bullets to disperse a crowd of protesters.

February 6, 2014

New Gold reports lowest costs in its history, investors not impressed

Gold reserves per share increased by 127%.

February 5, 2014

Legendary geologist Brent Cook shares his rules for weeding out flaky companies

If now is the time to accumulate deeply discounted companies with strong fundamentals in advance of a hot junior market in 2015, how can an investor tell if a company…

February 5, 2014

Metals mining sector accounts for 40% of toxic chemical releases in the US – EPA says

But the industry also led a 12% drop in total releases in 2012.