Spend don’t splurge, investors tell miners as M&A, capex surges

Analysts, companies expect prices to stay below 2015 levels for at least the next two years.

CEO Andrew Mackenzie said over the weekend "the commodities fall has stopped". Not only that – after recent rallies six are back in bull markets.

They are definitely making more than those working in forestry, manufacturing, finance and construction.

The country's largest mining companies recommend a broad-based carbon price applicable to all sectors of the economy.

Estimated to cover the nearly 2,000 natural resource companies whose businesses are registered in Canada or trade on Toronto’s stock exchange.

Deltion Innovations aims to design a drill that would prospect for water, ice and resources on the moon and beyond.

Lockheed lands $480m customer for aircraft combining power of helicopter, airplane and hovercraft dramatically altering mining and exploration economics.

Barclays says commodity gains this year not supported by fundamentals– sector vulnerable to wave of investor liquidation that could knock prices down 20–25%.

New report predicts mining's majors will increasingly move away from diversification strategies to concentrate on competitiveness in certain core sectors.