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581PDAC 2016: Large miners should work flexibility into their production profiles
The mantra in mining has almost always been bigger is better. Miners, particularly in the bulk commodity space, are constantly trying to...
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629PDAC 2016: Potential capital gains tax hike could ‘decimate’ junior mining space
There is a few speculation the federal government could hike the capital gains tax in the upcoming budget. Trent Mell thinks that...
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311PDAC 2016: Silver Wheaton still sees plenty of deal flow, but in base metals rather than gold
Last year was the busiest ever for the gold and silver streaming companies. They acquired an astounding US$4.2 billion of precious metals,...
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383Canadian home construction picks up, but projects in the pipeline plunge
OTTAWA – The interest rate of housing starts in Canada for February picked up, boosted with a jump in multiple-unit homes for...
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398PDAC 2016: Stornoway Diamond CEO explains company’s ‘fairy tale’ rise into the big leagues
Junior miners almost never make the leap into successful producers with large-scale operations and happy shareholders. But Stornoway Diamond Corp., which is...
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329PDAC 2016: Conversation starting to change on Nautilus and seafloor mining
Seafloor mining is among those activities that a lot of investors won’t have confidence in until it is actually proven to work....
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327PDAC 2016: How lithium has become a rare winner amid the commodity slaughter
The commodity slaughter from the last five years has left almost no metal unscathed. Almost. There is really a notable exception. Little-known...
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337Joe Oliver: How Justin Trudeau can avoid a historic energy blunder
The inability to diversify our energy markets is jeopardizing Canada’s prosperity. Quebec’s application to have an injunction on the Energy East pipeline,...
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279Canadians’ consumer confidence remains weak amid job security concerns, polls show
OTTAWA – As the Canadian economy entered 2016 with a little more oomph than anticipated, consumers still appear reluctant to open their...
