Will Canadian miners rise again?
The flurry of M&A transactions last year brought a much-awaited consolidation of the global gold sector. It also brought significant changes to the Canadian mining…
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Leaked EIS buoys Northern Dynasty’s Pebble
Controversial development plans for Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM; NYSE-AM: NAK) wholly-owned Pebble project in southwest Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, have swung further in the…
Site visit: Growth ambitions undiminished for Brazil’s Nexa Resources
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL — With prices down nearly 10% in 2019, now is not an easy time for zinc miners. Measured from the highs hit…
Rio Tinto suspends South African operation over ‘criminal activity’
Increasing violence in communities around its Richards Bay Minerals complex in South Africa has forced Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) to curtail all mining operations there,…
US markets move higher, Oct. 28-Nov 1: Buenaventura, Rio Tinto, Southern Copper
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.44% to 27,347.36 and the S&P 500 Index increased 1.47% to 3,066.91. Spot gold gained 0.67% to US$1514.10 per…
Bell Copper chases payoff from Perseverance
Tim Marsh likes to say that it took 150 drill holes to hit the high-grade core of the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold porphyry deposit that…
Turquoise Hill faces trouble at Mongolian mine
Shares of Canada’s Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) sunk to historic lows in August on news that production from the vast Oyu Tolgoi…
US markets drop, June 24-28: Agnico Eagle, Rio Tinto
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.45% to 26,599.96 and the S&P 500 Index dropped 0.30% to 2,941.76. Spot gold rose 0.71% or US$9.90 per…
US markets move higher, June 10-14: Rio Tinto, Alamos Gold, Osisko Gold Royalties
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.41% to finish at 26,089.61, and the S&P 500 Index moved up 0.47% to 2,886.98. Spot gold rose 0.01%…
Macquarie Research assesses global iron ore market
Spot iron ore prices rose from US$75 per tonne to US$95 per tonne in the weeks following the Brumadinho dam disaster at Vale’s (NYSE: VALE)…
US markets post slight gain, Feb. 18-22: Newmont, Rio Tinto
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.57% to 26,031.81, while the S&P 500 Index increased 0.62% to 2,792.67. Spot gold finished the week at US$1,337.80…
US markets post significant gains, Nov. 26-30
U.S. markets surged in the trading week with a revised North American trade pact. The U.S.–Mexico–Canada (USMCA) agreement, signed on Nov. 30, replaces the 24-year-old…