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Simandou hearing delay hints at Vale-BSGR settlement

Work on half of the giant Simandou concession in Guinea has been halted amid a corruption probe, but the door to a settlement between the Western African nation, Brazil's Vale and Beny Steinmetz's mining arm may be in the offing.

Frik Els | December 10, 2013 | 9:52 pm

BHP Billiton cuts spending by 25%

Chief Andrew Mackenzie highlighted he will base future decisions on BHP's "four key pillars": coal, iron ore, petroleum and copper.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 10, 2013 | 7:33 pm

Alberta, oil sands lead the Canadian economy once again

But British Columbia is expected to become the fastest growing economy by 2015.

Ana Komnenic | December 10, 2013 | 6:47 pm

Employment prospects for Canadian miners don’t look good

Canadian mining companies are becoming increasingly unwilling to add employees to their payrolls and are reporting the weakest hiring intentions since Q3 2009.

Ana Komnenic | December 10, 2013 | 6:43 pm

Mining jobs in Australia to stage a comeback

Resource industry employment expected to grow 11% in the next five years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 6, 2013 | 5:52 pm

Can Juniors borrow instead of raising equity? – Kenton Ralph Toews

Juniors usually raise cash to keep their operations going by issuing new shares.

Sprott Group | December 5, 2013 | 10:24 pm

Another big bank pulls out of commodities

Deutsche, Europe's number two bank, has joined the US exodus and is getting out commodities trading, although it is keeping precious metals in its portfolio.

Frik Els | December 5, 2013 | 8:38 pm