December 20, 2016

Applying soft-rock mining concepts in hard-rock mining

CAT launched a fully mechanized longwall system for continuous mining of flat and tabular deposits.

December 20, 2016

Infographic | 75 years of how Americans spend their money

Consumers are the foundation of the U.S. economy, and how they choose to spend their money is a telling indicator of the overall American economic story.

December 19, 2016

Little upside for gold price in 2017

BMO Capital Markets downgrades its 2017 outlook for the gold price.

December 19, 2016

Vancouver junior mining pump-and-dump scheme exposed

Volkmar Guido Hable, ex Samaranta Mining CEO, will be hauled before a BC Securities Commission panel later this month.

December 18, 2016

At least 20 killed in DRC illegal gold mine collapse

Unsafe operating conditions in an unsanctioned gold mine have claimed at least 20 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

December 16, 2016

Centerra Gold’s presence in Turkey

Centerra Gold, a Toronto-based Canadian company, appears in the news regarding its troubles in Kyrgyzstan and its operations at the Kumtor gold mine.

December 16, 2016

Eldorado CEO Paul Wright retires, Goldcorp’s George Burns takes over

Wright, who joined Eldorado in 1996 and has held several management positions prior to becoming its president and CEO in 1999, will be the company's new chairman.

December 15, 2016

Thailand’s Chatree gold mine closing in 2 weeks 

Over 1,000 Thai miners will be out of a job come January, when the Chatree mining complex shuts its gates.

December 15, 2016

Lawrence Roulston takes on new advisory role as junior mining market heats up 

Now that commodities are climbing out of a five-year-long trough, investors that shunned the junior mining sector are looking to get back in on the game.

December 15, 2016

US authorities strip Twin Metals of mineral leases in Minnesota

Two federal agencies said the mineral leases for Twin Metals, a subsidiary of Antofagasta plc, will not be renewed.