What happened: Value of M&A activity skyrocketed in B.C. during the first quarter of 2019Why it matters: The jump was driven primarily by the $17.4-billion acquisition of Goldcorp Inc.A first-quarter surge in B.C.-based mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity can be attributed to one particular mega-deal that kicked off the year, according to new data from Crosbie & Company Inc.A May 29 report rev...Read More
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Testing for Interference in MSHA 105(c) Discrimination CasesThe legal basis of interference is in Section 105(c)(1) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (Mine Act) - "No person shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against . . . or otherwise interfere with the exercise of the statutory rights of any miner." The interference test has developed into a two-part evaluation of an operator'...Read More
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Champion Iron Ltd. (TSX: CIA) (ASX: CIA) today announced that it has concluded an agreement with la Caisse de d?(C)p??t et placement du Qu?(C)bec (CDPQ) for a preferred share offering of C$185 million plus a commitment for a fully underwritten $200 million credit facility with Scotiabank and Societe Generale.The company has also acquired the remaining 36.8% interest in the Bloom Lake iron ore proj...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Select Sands Corp. (TSX-V:SNS | OTCQX: SLSDF) (the "Company") announces operational and financial results for Q1 2019, the filing of its financial statements and associated management's discussion and analysis on www.sedar.com. The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. Central to discuss its Q1 2019 results (see "Conference Call Infor...Read More
Ontario's government is working for the people of Northern Ontario by supporting the film and television industry, creating jobs for local artists, crews and businesses.Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, announced an investment of more than $5 million to support eight film and television productions across the north. The investments include: $2 million to Get...Read More
U.S. demand for electric vehicles, including hybrids, could rise to 1.28 million by 2026, a new study projected on Wednesday, but most brands will struggle to make money on the new models.Research firm IHS Markit forecasts that more than 130 models in the U.S. market, from 43 brands, will offer electrified propulsion systems, either pure battery electric or hybrid gasoline-electric.But two-thirds...Read More
Beijing is gearing up to use its dominance of rare earths to hit back in its deepening trade war with Washington.A flurry of Chinese media reports on Wednesday, including an editorial in the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party, raised the prospect of Beijing cutting exports of the commodities that are critical in defense, energy, electronics and automobile sectors. The world's biggest produc...Read More
Walking down a busy street in Rio de Janeiro one recent afternoon, we bumped into the Brazilian who is best known for losing $35 billion in a single year. After initially trying to deflect questions, he begrudgingly invited us along for a lunch that lasted two hours.The man, of course, is Eike Batista, who once famously told Mexico's Carlos Slim to watch out because, he said, he was poised to surp...Read More
Switzerland's top prosecutor opened a criminal probe against "unknown perpetrators" suspected of bribing foreign officials after a public interest group filed a complaint in 2017 against Glencore Plc, adding to international scrutiny of the world's biggest commodity trader.The investigation opened earlier this month relates to raw materials, and isn't focused on the Baar, Switzerland-based company...Read More
Relations between the Zambian government and its copper mining sector have just taken a turn for the worse."If it is the will of the Zambian people that we divorce with these mines, then we will do so."President Edgar Lungu has swiftly followed through on his threat with a move to liquidate Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), the local operating unit of India's Vedanta and one of the country's biggest pro...Read More
Eurasian Resources Group and China Non-Ferrous Metals Co. expressed interest in buying Konkola Copper Mines, should the Zambian government succeed in seizing it from Vedanta Resources Ltd., people familiar with the situation said.Eurasian Resources, owned by three Kazakh billionaires, approached the government about two months ago, according to the people, who declined to be identified by name bec...Read More
"Gold Resource Corporation Significantly Expands Arista Mine Intercepting 11.95 Meters of 1.04 G/T Gold and 494 G/T Silver https://t.co/IaVMlNImnk"Read full newsRead More
Golden Share Resources (TSXV: GSH) has acquired the Basking project in Ontario, Canada.In a press release, the miner said that Basking, which is made up of four small non-contiguous claim blocks totaling 34 single cell mining claims, was acquired through map staking.The project is located near the western edge of the James Bay Lowlands and about100 kilometres north-northwest of the Ring of Fire ni...Read More
CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV) will soon begin a drill program at its 70%-owned West McArthur uranium project.In a press release, the miner said that the program is intended to locate high-grade uranium hosted in faults along the C10 horizon, the major regional fault structure.According to CanAlaska, two previous drill holes intersected high-grade uranium - up to 5% U3O8 - just west of the project...Read More
"Shareholders Are Thrilled That The California Gold Mining (CNSX:CGM) Share Price Increased 195% https://t.co/EJWSsP94kf"Read full newsRead More
Only the chirping of birds and insects break the silence at a gold mining site in the Eastern Region of Ghana, right at the foot of the Atewa forest reserve.Caterpillar excavators stand still, as the two Ghanaian companies operating them wait for a new mining permit a process that has been in the works for months.But a fresh pile of sludge spilt over a patch of vegetation suggests the mine is be...Read More
Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to announce its targeting strategy for the upcoming Summer 2019 Hurricane Extension drilling program on its 100% owned Larocque East property (the "Property"). The primary objective of the drilling will be to evaluate the potential for expansion of the Hurricane zone east of the current drilling pattern. Targets have b...Read More
The rare earth minerals sector surfaced into the mining and commodities news this week amid speculation that China could use its dominance in production to deal the killer blow in its trade war with Donald Trump. It all stems from a visit by China’s top brass, President Xi and Vice Premier Liu He, to a rare earth minerals mine in Jiangxi province. The move was widely interprete...Read More