Met tests of Baptiste yield better recovery rates, says FPX Nickel

Quebec hikes mining taxes as industry slows.

The new scheme is a hybrid regime, including both a minimum royalty and a progressive tax based on profits.

Mining analyst Ryan Walker tells investors to look past the headlines to what underpins the market.

Along with copper and nickel resources, the Ontario region holds the single largest deposit of chromite on the continent.

Canadian heavy oil is falling further behind US crude and global prices.

Barrick Gold and Goldcorp are more attractive employers than Lululemon, Blackberry or any of the country's banks.

Protesters are up in arms against Tahoe Resources' Escobal flagship project.

But it said it has developed a “contingency plan” to defer capital spending if conditions in the gold market require it.

While a decline in profit was expected, Cameco’s figures were beyond analysts’ estimates.