January 6, 2016

Canada’s Imperial Metals halts production, lays off 100 due to low copper prices

Low copper prices have forced the Vancouver-based firm to lay-off more than one-third of the workforce at its Huckleberry mine in northwestern British Columbia.

January 6, 2016

Gold hits seven-week high on global cues, miners soar

The precious metal is building on gains from earlier in the week, triggered mainly by escalating geo-political tensions in the Middle East and North Korea’s nuclear test.

January 6, 2016

INFOGRAPHIC: The 20 best stories in science from 2015

These include headlines in the fields of space, robotics, artificial intelligence, genetics, drones, transportation, and energy storage.

January 6, 2016

2016 the year of the stream – gold, silver and copper

What was once considered a new and innovative way of raising money – the streaming deal has taken centre stage as companies are becoming more and more reluctant to issue…

January 5, 2016

CHART: Gold price winning against US rates

Given the strong inverse relationship between US yields and the gold price, gold should've been trading in triple digits right now.

January 5, 2016

This NYC restaurant is selling gold-covered doughnuts

"Only" $1,200 per dozen.

January 5, 2016

Miners, commodities traders brace for La Niña

The last time the weather event was present, it wrought havoc on the mining industry in Australia, with thermal and coking coal mines in Queensland hit by flooding from cyclones…

January 5, 2016

BC mining in 2016: New mines on track despite dire outlook

Hard decisions by some mining companies are required in 2016 if they are to avoid solvency problems, warns the Bank of Merrill Lynch.

January 5, 2016

INFOGRAPHIC: It’s official – bitcoin was the top performing currency of 2015

Bitcoin, a digital and decentralized cryptocurrency, staged a late comeback in 2015 to overtake the dollar by a whopping 35% by the end of the year.

January 5, 2016

Centerra Gold worker arrested in Kyrgyzstan after ‘horse penis’ remark

The incident is Centerra Gold's second brush with Kyrgyzstan authorities in recent months.