May 3, 2013

RED HOT: Copper price rallies 6.8%

Copper led a rally in base metals on Friday after good economic news in the US, growth stimulus in the EU and a global stock market rally.

May 3, 2013

Freeport’s Indonesian miners end strike, Aussies told to avoid travelling there

Workers at Freeport’s Grasberg mine ended strike, but Australian government tell citizen to avoid travelling to the area where the mine is located.

May 3, 2013

Glencore Xstrata up on first day of trading after merger

The newly combined company’s stock price rose over 4%

May 3, 2013

A case for owning commodities when no one else is

Sometimes following where money is being invested is a solid course of action to gain alpha; other times, a better opportunity lies in going the opposite direction.

May 3, 2013

NDP says yes to mining in BC

Party platform includes support for skills training and exploration activities as well as measures to end the permitting backlog.

May 2, 2013

SURVEY: Canadians would rather mine gold than make yoga pants or smartphones

Barrick Gold and Goldcorp are more attractive employers than Lululemon, Blackberry or any of the country's banks.

May 2, 2013

Meet the world’s largest commodities trader: Glencore Xstrata

Glencore announces the completion of its takeover of Xstrata.

May 2, 2013

Peru to roll back piece of mining law

Miners will not have to negotiate with the Quechua-speaking people who live in the Andes.

May 2, 2013

Workers strike at Freeport’s Indonesian mine

Labourers at the Grasberg mine expansion say the work stoppage could last for a month.

May 1, 2013

Let the weak miners fail: Leonard Melman

Melman writes about global economic influences on mining.