The Bloomberg Industrial Metals Subindex Total Return has tumbled more than 10% since mid-January as the virus outbreak spread globally.

Losing social support, or social licence to operate (SOL), is seen as the main risk mining and metals firms are facing.

Convention, which hosted 25,843 people in 2019 was impacted by coronavirus outbreak.

The second phase expansion proposal has just entered the BC Environmental Assessment Office’s review process.

Renowned mining mogul Robert Friedland took a theatrical approach to introduce his message to PDAC convention attendees in early March.

The 706-sq.-km land parcel is adjacent to Glencore’s Kidd operations, one of the world’s deepest base metals mines.

Drill highlights include 32.5 metres of 4.31 g/t gold and 43.7 metres of 3.37 g/t gold.

Teck’s announcement that it was withdrawing Frontier from the environmental review process came at a time when Canada is becoming paralyzed by protests and blockades over the Coastal GasLink pipeline,