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Canada, Australia, US, Chile and Mexico, the top destinations for mining investors

Despite current adverse conditions, advisory firm Behre Dolbear is recommending mining stakeholders to focus on markets that have been able to ride the wave relatively well so far.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 25, 2015 | 8:26 am

Gold Fields offers $10k for new algorithm to classify gold ore

The goal is to develop an image algorithm that can classify material in a gold mine as high, medium or low grade ore, or waste.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 25, 2015 | 7:10 am

BHP Billiton posts worst profit in over 10 years

As prices for the company's four key "pillar" commodities —iron ore, metallurgical coal, copper and oil and gas — have all dropped to multi-year lows in the past 12 months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 25, 2015 | 3:00 am

Anglo American sells copper mines in Chile to UK investment firm

The price for the two assets could rise to $500m from $200m, depending on an eventual recovery of copper prices and the execution of an expansion plan for the Mantoverde mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2015 | 10:00 am

Haywood’s Mick Carew explains why now is an ‘opportune time for consolidation’ in the mining space

Mick Carew, a research analyst with Haywood Securities, hopes we have found the bottom of the commodity cycle but expects M&A activity to continue apace through the rest of this year and into 2016.

The Gold Report | August 24, 2015 | 8:26 am

Mining private equity is being fundamentally transformed

Appian Capital founder Michael Scherb: "You're now seeing the same changes in mining that happened in oil and gas which is now heavily supported by PE"

Frik Els | August 23, 2015 | 11:45 pm

Decision in Rio Tinto’s case against Vale over Simandou imminent— report

New York court must decide by September whether or not it accepts Vale and BSGR request to dismiss the lawsuit that claims they conspired to steal Rio's rights over the asset.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2015 | 8:36 am

Glencore stock getting hammered as China slowdown, commodities rout hit profit

The world's leading commodity trader stock slumped to a record low Wednesday after it revealed it swung to a steep first-half loss of $676 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2015 | 3:10 am

Canadian miner profit hit by Codelco’s striking contractors, snow storm

Cerro Grande said the events had adversely impacted operations at its Pimenton mine in Chile, and will have a negative impact on its fourth fiscal quarter, ending Sept. 30, 2015.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2015 | 2:56 am

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