The Canadian federal government鈥檚 changes to environmental assessment legislation have impacted mineral exploration investment in Canada 鈥減retty significantly,鈥 Osisko CEO and co-founder Sean Roosen tells The Northern Miner.
About four months into the planned two-year construction of Argonaut Gold鈥檚 (TSX: AR) new cornerstone Magino project in Ontario, smooth progress and encouraging new exploration results have CEO Peter Dougherty in a forward-thinking mood.
A recent report by McKinsey & Company found streaming and royalty deals still only made up a fraction of overall debt and equity financing in the mining industry.
