March 20, 2015 Mount Polley disaster prompts new tailings ponds regulations The regulation forces mining companies to consider the possibility of a tailings disaster and evaluate the environmental, health, social and economic impacts of an accident.
March 20, 2015 Dominican farmers barred from Canada for being ‘too critical’ of mining A group of farmers critical of Canadian mining interests in their native Dominican Republic has been blocked from travelling to Saskatoon, Toronto and other cities.
March 20, 2015 Copper up, FCX down as workers halt production at Grasberg The copper price recovered from a one-month low on Wednesday to gain 3% on Thursday, as the metal markets reacted to a dovish Fed statement and news out of Indonesia…
March 20, 2015 The new order emerges China and Russia have taken the lead in establishing the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), seen as a rival organisation to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, which…
March 20, 2015 Gold prices: The big picture Gold has phases and as each one comes up, we watch it closely to see if this time repeats a similar pattern.
March 20, 2015 Back at it again: An interview with Peter Breese Legendary investor, Warren Buffett says “if a business does well, the stock eventually follows.” It is on this theme that mining executive Peter Breese has built his career.
March 19, 2015 INFOGRAPHIC: Space Exploration is Taking Off Up until recent years, the momentum associated with space exploration had more or less fizzled. While it would seem that rapid innovation is occurring in every other technology field worldwide,…
March 19, 2015 Caterpillar Feb. sales down 11% The company experienced a annual drop in the resource industries segment sales in every geographic region except Asia/Pacific.
March 19, 2015 Newmont Mining ordered to turn over evidence to Peruvian wounded in protest New human rights tool will shed light on the events leading to the paralysis of Peruvian farmer during repression of 2011 protest.
March 19, 2015 Gold reserves dip at Primero’s Mexico mine Toronto-based Primero Mining reported Wednesday lower gold reserves at its San Dimas operation, impacted by lower price assumptions, while silver reserves rose.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
