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INFOGRAPHIC – On the precipice: Will global markets follow commodities off the cliff?

Today may be the end of this trend of divergence. US equities are at a precipice: fueled by low rates and quantitative easing for years, they have finally started to tumble from record highs.

Visual Capitalist | August 21, 2015 | 6:15 am

Forget slower growth, worry about Chinese GDP contraction

Chinese rail freight tonnage – a key indicator for economic activity and the commodities trade – has plunged by 10.2% this year.

Frik Els | August 20, 2015 | 3:57 pm

Heap Leach: Mining’s breakthrough technology

New techniques for tailings treatment and sulfide ore recovery will see low-cost environmentally friendly heap leaching take another giant leap forward.

Vladimir Basov | August 20, 2015 | 9:22 am

New landscape for BC mining environmental reviews

First Nation support for resource projects has become increasingly important to their success.

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | August 19, 2015 | 9:07 am

Uranium has a new hot spot: Haywood’s Mick Carew

Mick Carew explains how a Brazilian phosphate company with a first-rate product might produce for portfolios.

The Energy Report | August 18, 2015 | 10:52 am

Goldman Sachs abandons physical commodities after coal division sale

The firm began disposing mining assets last year, as prices for most commodities began a downward trend and U.S. regulators increased pressure on banks to get out of risky businesses.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 17, 2015 | 10:39 am

BHP Billiton: Celebrating 130 years of history

BHP Billiton is today celebrating the 130 year anniversary of the incorporation of BHP and its significant contribution to the Australian economy and society for more than a century.

BHP Billiton | August 13, 2015 | 5:55 am