Codelco officially inaugurated underground operations at the world’s largest open pit copper mine on Wednesday.

The development of the Ecuadorian project remains on track and on budget with 78% already completed.

The executive will take the helm in March after more than four years with Sandvik.

The Camino Rojo open-pit project in Zacatecas is expected to produce 97,000 oz. gold annually over seven years.

Jaguar Mining of Toronto has named Vernon Baker as CEO.

The federal government is investing over C$1.5 million in the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning at McGill University.

As more people and wealth translate into the demand for global goods, the prices of commodities—such as energy, agriculture, livestock, and metals—have often followed in sync.