November 20, 2014

Tax-loss selling 2014: why this time is different

Historically, the trend in the junior resource space has been for stocks that have been appreciably lower on the year to see additional selling from investors for tax planning purposes…

November 18, 2014

Strike at Peru’s top copper mine not hurting output: firm

But unionized workers insist on claiming that Antamina's output would likely drop by at least 90%.

November 18, 2014

Adani lines up $1bn for Australia’s Carmichael coal complex

The mine and rail project in Queensland's Galilee Basin is expected produce 60 million tonnes of thermal coal a year.

November 17, 2014

Osisko to buy Virginia Mines for $424m, merge gold assets

The friendly deal creates a tMontreal-based gold-royalty company with a market capitalization of about $1.15 billion (Cdn$1.3 billion).

November 17, 2014

Rio Tinto, Sinosteel extend Australian iron ore joint venture

The partnership dates back to 1987, in the early stages of the development of the Chinese steel industry.

November 14, 2014

BHP abandons Venus nickel project in Australia

The news comes barely a day after the miner announced it was scrapping the sale of its Nickel West division.

November 13, 2014

BHP, Rio Tinto call for global deal to push clean coal

Their plea comes amid fears a climate change deal reached Wednesday between the U.S. and China could hurt coal miners in Australia.

November 13, 2014

Barrick names new executive director for Pascua-Lama

The news come only a day after the project executive director in Chile, Eduardo Flores, told local media that Barrick was hopeful it could find a way forward with the…

November 12, 2014

Turquoise Hill surges after Mongolia taps new leader

Nominee Amarjargal Renchinnyam is a respected economist who could help bring Vancouver firm's $5bn Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold expansion project back on track.

November 12, 2014

UEX’s Lemaitre talks blue chip junior strategy: exploration excellence

After losing half of its value, the spot price of uranium has in recent weeks risen from less than $30 per pound to $42 per pound. Roger Lemaitre, President and…