Teck walks away from Frontier oil sands project
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B; NYSE:TCK) has officially withdrawn its application to build the C$20.6-billion (US$15.7 billion) Frontier oil sands mine, just days before the Canadian…
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Editorial: Glencore in the crosshairs
Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg said in 2018 that he expected to retire within three or four years. But during an investor day in London on…
US markets down, March 18-22: Vale, Wheaton Precious Metals and Franco-Nevada
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.34% to finish the trading week at 25,502.32, and the S&P 500 Index lost 0.77% to end the week…
US markets post slight gains: Vale, Cleveland Cliffs, Buenaventura, Franco-Nevada, Peabody Energy
The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a marginal 0.17% gain to 25,106.33, while the S&P 500 Index ended 0.05% higher at 2,707.88. Despite a rising…
Anglo American has its eye on Angola
Commodities giant Anglo American (LON: AAL) has applied for exploration concessions for base metals in Angola. “We believe there is geological potential in Angola and…
Franco-Nevada teams with oil firm Continental Resources to buy mineral rights
Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) and Continental Resources (NYSE: CLR) have struck a strategic relationship to jointly buy mineral rights in the Scoop and Stack oil…
BHP exits US shale business with US$10.5B sale to BP
In a deal with deep implications for both seller and buyer, the world’s largest mining company BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) has sold the bulk of its…
TNM Video: Ross Beaty criticizes the burning of oil and gas at CMS 2018
In this clip, iconic mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty, chairman of Pan American Silver and Equinox Gold, criticizes the burning of fossil fuels in a fireside…
US markets rise, March 5-9
U.S. markets moved higher as U.S. President Donald Trump accepted an invitation to meet with North Korean strongman Kim Jong-un, and signed into law tariffs…
Editorial: US gov’t slaps sanctions on Israeli mogul Dan Gertler
On Dec. 20, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order under the year-old Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and related acts to block…
Editorial: Oil climbs to two-year highs, gold hangs tough
Oil is one the largest unit costs for many miners, especially for those involved with open-pit operations and remote mines dependent on diesel power generation….
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 68: The politics of BC mining ft. MABC’s Bryan Cox
In this episode, we talk B.C. politics and the provincial mining industry with Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) president and CEO Bryan Cox. Matt…