Two independent reports, funded in part by Ontario, highlight the significant economic impacts -- including job creation -- of the province's mineral sector activity, and provide advice on how to maximize this impacts.
Initial media reports said the collapse occurred after water that had built up inside the mine coursed into areas where the workers had been located.
The last time gold-backed fund vaults were this empty was September 2009 when gold was trading below $1,000 an ounce.
David Harquail joined well-known investors ‘Lucky’ Pierre Lassonde and Seymour Schulich in 1987, when Franco-Nevada was just getting its legs. He’s been with the company ever since, currently serving as CEO.
Midtier producers will soon be desperate to buy low-cost, high-quality deposits.
Members of the World Gold Council spent last year a total of $47 billion in countries hosting their mining operations.
Total gold imports from Hong Kong totalled 91.745 tonnes, as the nation observed its annual holiday the first week of October, a time when millions of people travel and spend more than usual.
The Australian Export Heroes Awards recognise individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to building Australia’s position and performance in international trade. Since its establishment in 1997 just 100 Australians have received an Australian Export Heroes award.
In his series “What Coal Left Behind,” photojournalist Matthew Busch looked to Europe — Walbrzych, Poland, specifically — to explore the human impact of harvesting fossil fuels, and the people involved either directly or indirectly in the practice.
Randgold owns and operates the Morila, Loulo and Gounkoto gold mines in Mali.