May 25, 2016 Gold price rally boosts Canada’s mining sector growth Strong performance also came on the back of strategic initiatives, such as non-core asset sales, aggressive cost control measures and a disciplined approach in reducing debt.
May 24, 2016 State of emergency in Peru over mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining The 60-day decree affects 11 districts in the Madre de Dios region, where several studies have found high levels of the toxic element in people, rivers and fish.
May 24, 2016 Rio Tinto makes management changes Rio Tinto has appointed Stephen McIntosh as the acting Group executive, Technology & Innovation
May 23, 2016 BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile hit by fresh strike The labour action follows two other one-day protests at the mine and comes as BHP mulls a $2.2 billion investment to expand the operation.
May 20, 2016 New Antofagasta CEO: weak copper price for at least 2 years CEO of Chilean copper giant sees 300,000 tonnes surplus this year and next.
May 19, 2016 Steel Dynamics Inc. wins metals company of the year: Platts Global Metals Awards Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI), one of the United States’ largest steel producers won the prestigious Metals Company of the Year award at the fourth annual Platts Global Metals Awards, which…
May 19, 2016 Copper price falls to 3-month low, defies bullish forecasts Traders ignore new survey of 22 economists that found consensus for double digit gains by the fourth quarter and into 2017.
May 19, 2016 Prospect generation – making mining into a numbers game A concept born from two facts: mineral exploration is extremely capital intensive, and just 1 out of 3,000 mineralized anomalies became a mine.
May 19, 2016 Sprott monthly market update with Rick Rule: Cobalt bubble coming; Kaminak & The Yukon; streaming & royalties In the current bull market, with more equity available, streaming and royalty companies continue to provide much needed revenue in the base metals and industrial materials sectors.
May 19, 2016 Caterpillar retail sales drop 12% in first three months of the year Results mark the 41 straight month of retail sales declines.
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