U.S. equities stayed in positive territory, as investors waited for the monthly jobs report and possible reasons for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates in December. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 107.63 points, or 0.6%, to…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost ground despite promising North American job reports, dropping 1.4%, or 7.75 points, en route to a 534.28-point close.
QUITO, ECUADOR — Diego Benalcazar has worked all over Latin America — from Chile and Peru to Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico — but since mid-2013, the geologist has concentrated on finding projects in Ecuador as Odin Mining and…
VANCOUVER — Mining giants BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BLT) and Vale (NYSE: VALE) haven’t offered much detail about a large-scale tailings dam breach at the Samarco iron ore joint venture in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state,…
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) is lowering its potash production levels in response to weaker demand and fertilizer prices for the second half of 2015.
Canada’s main stock index fell after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said there was a “live possibility” of a rate hike in December.
Mining companies and organizations are increasingly going outside of the industry and using open innovation platforms to find solutions to their challenges.
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) hit a major milestone late last year, after it poured its first cyanide-free gold bar at its Goldstrike operations in Nevada using nothing other than a common potato fertilizer.
Newspapers are replete with articles denouncing the dearth of innovation in the mining sector. While we may argue about the causes – the sector’s capital intensive nature, the people who work in mining, etc. — most people will…
After the excess investment and focus on production volume during the commodities supercycle, the new mantra of the mining sector is all about productivity.
Leaders in the mining industry are starting to recognize that automation is part of the answer to the sector’s productivity problems, says Michael Murphy, chief engineer, mining technology enabled solutions with leading mining sector…
In the face of one of the biggest downturns in the industry, cash-strapped miners and explorers are turning to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, technology as one way to help drive down costs, boost productivity and harness safety at…
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