Silver Top Stories

BHP steps up efforts to sell Nickel West business in Australia — report

The world's top miner is said to have hired Goldman Sachs to assist with the sale of the Western Australia-based nickel operation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2018 | 5:45 am

Brixton Metals spins out cobalt assets

Welcome to Cobalt Street.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 20, 2018 | 1:27 am

Former speaker Boehner earns a cool million on Arizona mining deal

Almost a year to the day after Boehner joined the board of…

CEO.CA | June 19, 2018 | 11:27 am

South32 buys Arizona Mining for US$1.3 billion

Hermosa Project.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 18, 2018 | 10:01 am

Osisko pays Can$180M for a silver stream from Falco Resources

"Look, it's a stream."

Michael Allan McCrae | June 18, 2018 | 7:53 am

Rare earth, other mining projects pile up in northern Europe

Vast stretches of northern Europe’s wilderness will soon host more mining companies going ahead with several projects in the area.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 3, 2014 | 2:59 pm

Goldcorp suspends operations at El Sauzal mine

As of this year, the mine produced 37,000 ounces of gold.

Michael Allan McCrae | September 2, 2014 | 10:58 pm

Gold price falls on first full September trading day

Back from a long weekend New York traders knock the dollar gold price down to near 3-month lows, but eurozone investors enjoy double digit gains in 2014.

Frik Els | September 2, 2014 | 7:50 pm

Mexico forces partial closure of mine responsible for massive toxic spill

Mexico's environmental prosecutor has imposed a new partial order of closure on Grupo Mexico’s Buenavista copper mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 2, 2014 | 6:40 pm

Chile’s Escondida mine to bring BHP, Rio higher than expected dividends

Deutsche Bank analysts foresee a 2% to 3% earnings increase for the miners.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 2, 2014 | 4:40 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: A forecast of when we’ll run out of each metal

Here is one interpretation of when we’ll run out of each metal or energy source.

Visual Capitalist | September 2, 2014 | 4:12 pm

Gold ETF holdings drop again, hedge funds lose interest

Safe haven buying of gold-backed funds in July reversed in August, while open interest of large futures investors fell to 5-year low.

Frik Els | September 1, 2014 | 10:06 pm

Freeport’s $2 billion Chile sale hits snag

Phoenix-based copper giant want to to sell its Candelaria copper-gold mine to Canada's Lundin Mining.

Frik Els | August 29, 2014 | 9:38 pm

Codelco production up, copper price slump trims down profit

Pre-tax profit dropped 27% in the first half to $1.3 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2014 | 5:33 pm

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