Why would a highly regarded sector with well-paying jobs struggle with issues of turnover and employee engagement? Clearly money alone doesn’t buy you happiness. Let’s also consider how the leadership styles commonly used in…
Greece may have reached a deal in principle with euro finance ministers to extend its financial bailout by four months, but concern in the energy sector about the impact of low oil prices drove the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 0.6% to…
Evolving norms of corporate social responsibility (CSR) reflect changing expectations for corporate behaviour, often exceeding the requirements of applicable laws. Companies that violate these expectations could now face serious repercussions,…
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has put its US$1.6-billion Tasiast mill expansion project on hold to keep its balance sheet intact in the current low gold price environment, with at least one analyst thinking the firm is considering other…
VANCOUVER — Much of the rhetoric in Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) recent marketing drive has involved getting back to its roots and rediscovering the “lean and nimble” business model that led to the…
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 15/15 (with changes from Jan.31/15).
Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO), controlled by Grupo Mexico, reported weak fourth quarter and full year 2014 earnings, largely due to a 7% drop in copper prices since 2013.
Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) is poised to buy Newstrike Capital (TSXV: NES; US-OTC: NWSKF) for its high-grade Ana Paula project, which would become Timmins’ third major gold asset in Mexico.
The 27th annual induction ceremony of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame held at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in mid-January featured three eminent and serially successful geologists from Western and Eastern Canada, plus one of the most astute…
VANCOUVER — Partners Teck Resources (TSX.B: TCK; NYSE: TCK) and Pilot Gold (TSX: PLG; US-OTC: PLGTF) have taken a more modest approach to mine development in revising the 2012 preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for their Halilaga…
Gold has been one of the leading subsectors of mining in recent months, particularly with the fading prices of stalwarts copper and iron ore.
The following is an edited excerpt from the World Gold Council’s 2014 Gold Demand Trends full-year report, which can be viewed at www.gold.org.
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