August 25, 2015

How companies can avoid human trafficking in their supply chain

When companies have thousands or tens of thousands of suppliers how do they stay compliant while maintaining their profit margins? Avoid what happened to Costco in five steps.

August 25, 2015

Canada, Australia, US, Chile and Mexico, the top destinations for mining investors

Despite current adverse conditions, advisory firm Behre Dolbear is recommending mining stakeholders to focus on markets that have been able to ride the wave relatively well so far.

August 25, 2015

Gold Fields offers $10k for new algorithm to classify gold ore

The goal is to develop an image algorithm that can classify material in a gold mine as high, medium or low grade ore, or waste.

August 25, 2015

Anatomy of the Gold King Mine Spill – Was it Caused by an Ice Plug?

These are the events that lead to the EPA-triggered massive spill at the Gold King mine.

August 25, 2015

EU probing ‘anticompetitive behavior in precious metals spot trading’

The European Union’s competition watchdog is investigating alleged “anticompetitive behavior in precious metals spot trading,” a spokesman said.

August 24, 2015

CHART: Stop panicking about China and mining

We're not in 2008 – plotting global economic growth against commodity prices shows metals and mining sell-off is disconnected from realities on the ground.

August 24, 2015

Canadian mining stocks outperform metals prices

Canadian junior and mid-tier mining companies also raised 62% more capital in the second quarter than in 2014.

August 24, 2015

Criminal investigation of a Finnish conservation group requested by Vancouver-based Mawson Resources

The Vancouver-based miner claims the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation’s (FANC) Lapland chapter is willfully misleading the courts in its appeal of an exploration permit decision — a criminal act…

August 24, 2015

Anglo American sells copper mines in Chile to UK investment firm

The price for the two assets could rise to $500m from $200m, depending on an eventual recovery of copper prices and the execution of an expansion plan for the Mantoverde…

August 24, 2015

Risk on

This week market relationships underwent a sea-change, with a sudden realisation that the global economy is in a deepening crisis.