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.
South America
BHP, Vale scramble to cope with Samarco disaster
VANCOUVER — Mining giants BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BLT) and Vale (NYSE: VALE) haven’t offered much detail about a large-scale tailings dam breach at the Samarco iron ore joint venture in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state,…
‘Ecuador is the place to be,’ Odin geologist says
QUITO, ECUADOR — Diego Benalcazar has worked all over Latin America — from Chile and Peru to Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico — but since mid-2013, the geologist has concentrated on finding projects in Ecuador as Odin Mining and…
Editorial: Trans-Pacific Partnership details bring fresh round of scrutiny
Details of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement have been released by the 12 nations that signed its terms on Oct. 5, 2015, after seven years of negotiation.
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…
TSX edges lower, Oct. 23-29
The S&P/TSX Composite Index finished in negative territory, losing 0.6% to end at 13,791.88 points. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index dropped 10.6% to 411.68. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index retreated 1.8% to…
Goldcorp’s Jeannes: ‘We’re close to the end of the gold bear market’
VANCOUVER — Despite posting a US$192 million net loss during the third quarter, Goldcorp’s (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) management team is telling investors to focus on what it labels “strong fundamentals.”
Editorial: Oil crash hits Ecuador’s public finances
Ecuador’s Minister of Strategic Sectors, Rafael Poveda, seemed tired when he sat down with The Northern Miner in Quito last week. The minister, who has a degree in law and an MBA, had returned the night before from China, where, off and…
Teck the latest major to join Arena in Atacama
Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE-MKT: TCK) has become the third company this year to sign a joint-venture option agreement with prospect developer Arena Minerals (TSXV: AN) on its Atacama property in Chile, 50 km from the port of Antofagasta.
Another wave of red across Freeport’s quarterly results
VANCOUVER — Heavily weighted in the copper and energy business, mining giant Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) is enduring the worst of the commodity rout, with big losses announced in its third-quarter fiscal results.
Interview: Lundin Gold CEO bullish on Fruta del Norte
QUITO, ECUADOR — Lundin Gold’s (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: FTMNF) president and CEO Ron Hochstein sat down with The Northern Miner to discuss how he sees the prized Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador advancing in the months and years…
Exclusive interview: Ecuador gov’t, Lundin Gold close to Fruta del Norte deal
QUITO, ECUADOR — Ecuador’s Minister of Mines, Javier Cordova, says his government is close to agreeing to fiscal terms with Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG) with respect to its Fruta del Norte gold project in the country’s southeast.