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TSX drops, June 22-26

The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 1.84% to 15,189.00 during the June 22-26 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 4.24% to 88.72, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…


Miners debate M&A as COVID-19 sends shares lower

In early March, BHP (NYSE: BHP; LON: BHP) Chairman Ken MacKenzie said the mining giant was in a strong position should COVID-19’s impact on the market create M&A opportunities. “On…


Editorial: Top stories of 2019

The mining industry had its share of tragedy this year starting in January with the murder of Canadian geologist Kirk Woodman in Burkina Faso and Vale’s tailings dam disaster in…