Mining’s biggest jobs are up for grabs. Here are the contenders

The Centre for mining Excellence in Sudbury is launching a request for proposals that would be eligible for its $46 million Ultra Deep Mining Network, Northern Ontario Business reported earlier this month.

"All that's required is to hand the world’s best mining assets to the world’s best management."

But new report by De Beers cautions that declining production could see the industry lose ground to other categories.

Andrey Melnichenko is taking Uralkali and Potashcorp head on by building two $5bn potash mines, but spent the summer cruising from Ketchikan to Seattle.

No going back to clubby system of tightly controlled global supply and set prices that served North American and European producers so well in the past.

In this visualization, every nuclear reactor in the world is shown and broken down by country and life of plant. This includes construction, commercial power generation, and decommissioning of the reactor.

A GlenTinto is not as far-fetched as it sounds.

Famed investor Peter Schiff answers some of the more challenging questions he has received from clients and subscribers.

Platinum and gold sectors among the worst performers due to labour strikes that cripple the industry early this year.