How analytics is transforming mining
After the excess investment and focus on production volume during the commodities supercycle, the new mantra of the mining sector is all about productivity.
Africa
Letter to the Editor: Morocco, phosphate and ‘illegal occupation’
Matthew Keevil’s report from Marrakesh entitled “Morocco’s OCP aims to dominate phosphate industry” (T.N.M., Oct. 12-18/15) is a fine, incisive article and one deserving of wide reading.
Miners weigh in on green energy
Technologies in renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, hydroelectricity and bioenergy are improving, making them cheaper and attractive. However, lower commodity prices and tighter margins are among the barriers miners face when adopting…
Rough year creates opportunity in diamonds: Q&A
Diamond equities have had a rough ride in 2015, but what about next year? In an interview in early November, Matthew O’Keefe, vice-president and senior analyst at Dundee Capital Markets,…
Diamond explorers flock to Botswana
Botswana is the world’s largest diamond producer by value and home to the incredibly rich and long-lived Tier 1 Orapa and Jwaneng mines, both owned by Debswana, a 50/50 joint…
Editorial: Diamond market in wait-and-see mode
The response of diamond miners to the decline in rough prices over the past year — they’ve fallen around 16%, according to the WWW rough diamond index — has been…
Aberdeen shifts strategy and focus
For most of its corporate history, Aberdeen International (TSX: AAB) has taken minority, non-controlling equity stakes in mostly public junior mining companies, along with a small contingent of private companies.
Site Visit: Cupric’s ‘paradigm changer’ in the Kalahari
MAUN, BOTSWANA — When an all-star mining team with an ample exploration budget arrives in a supportive, mineral-rich jurisdiction, exciting transformations are bound to happen. Cupric Canyon Capital’s Khoemacau copper-silver…
Sibanye Gold dives headlong into platinum
In less than a month, South African miner Sibanye Gold (NYSE: SBGL) has announced two acquisitions that will make it a big player in the platinum market, and the fifth-largest PGM producer in the world.
Tycoon takes 9.9% stake in Teranga Gold
David Mimran — a financier, Hollywood movie producer and CEO of his family’s Mimran Group, whose wealth stems from agri-industry (flour, sugarcane, grain, animal feed) to banking, shipping and real estate — has taken a 9.9%…
Morocco’s OCP aims to dominate phosphate industry
MARRAKESH, MOROCCO — It’s hard not to be struck by the juxtaposition of tradition and progress when sitting in the back of a worn taxi cab winding its way through the maze-like confines of the medina quarter in the high-profile…
Editorial: World’s biggest gold miners reap benefits of renewed discipline
Listening to the CEOs of the world’s largest gold miners at this year’s annual Denver Gold Forum in September, you couldn’t help but notice they all sang off the same songsheet, despite the challenges of their individual…