Mining industry leaders meet again at PDAC 2017

Miners just had to wait out the smoke in the mine and stay underground overnight.

More so than other industry executives, mining execs believe that using mobile technology can be a life-saver.

The fertilizer producer has reported a 79% drop in profit in the last quarter of 2013

EY's Canadian Mining Eye index shows a 9% loss in Q4 2013 and 45% for the year.

However, the report says those funds are unlikely to be available to junior miners.

Baby boomers are retiring and even if only a small fraction of new projects take off, the ensuing skills shortage will bring back mining jobs boom.

Though company points to signs that demand is picking up.

The Canadian Mining Associations' latest report reveals a 'dramatic increase' in the number of Canadians employed in mining and related sectors.

The world's biggest potash producer will sell 700,000 tonnes to China for $305 per tonne in the first half of 2014.