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Half of private capital funds say it's easier to find attractive investments in the sector new study finds.

“My challenge is to re-orient Goldcorp, harvest that business and optimize the existing assets.”

Industry bellwether Caterpillar's global mining equipment sales drop 42% as Asia-Pacific and Latin America orders fall off a cliff.

The precious metal may be starting to be seen as a cheap proxy for gold.

Volatile metal and mining stocks enjoy another huge rally Thursday as copper jumps to four-and-a-half month high and the iron ore price surges 5.5%.

Is it by chance, or is it more than a coincidence?

Mr. Laskowski has over 35 years in the mining industry working as a specialist in resource evaluation.

In recent months, mineral claims in B.C. have been put into question as a result of interim treaty agreements.

Just as the world was breathing a massive and collective sigh of relief that a new bull market in gold and silver had arrived with all the pomp and pageantry of a Royal Wedding, the Barbarians climbed the walls and are now very close to razing the palace, says precious metals expert Michael Ballanger.