May 19, 2016 Prospect generation – making mining into a numbers game A concept born from two facts: mineral exploration is extremely capital intensive, and just 1 out of 3,000 mineralized anomalies became a mine.
May 19, 2016 Sprott monthly market update with Rick Rule: Cobalt bubble coming; Kaminak & The Yukon; streaming & royalties In the current bull market, with more equity available, streaming and royalty companies continue to provide much needed revenue in the base metals and industrial materials sectors.
May 19, 2016 Caterpillar retail sales drop 12% in first three months of the year Results mark the 41 straight month of retail sales declines.
May 18, 2016 Geoscience BC receives $5 million in new funding for mineral, water and energy earth science Firm will launch its largest airborne magnetic survey this summer in west-central BC.
May 17, 2016 Copper price won’t lag spiking oil for much longer China's spending on infrastructure is being front-loaded and should translate into significantly higher copper demand later in the year.
May 17, 2016 Copper purification system to cut shipping costs South Australian company OZ Minerals has designed a refining process that allows it to increase the quality of its copper concentrate and exponentially reduce export costs.
May 17, 2016 Chilean mining powerhouse looks to new options to emerge from global mining slump Chile says the country has now adopted a proactive stance to reduce foreign investment barriers in its mining sector as it joins a plethora of mining jurisdictions worldwide battling to…
May 16, 2016 Infographic: Weird world currency We took a look at some of the weird and wonderful things that have been used as alternatives to money around the world, some of which are still in use…
May 16, 2016 Getting a heartbeat on British Columbia miners PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) has recently released their 48th annual British Columbia Mining Report.
May 16, 2016 Eldorado Gold to sell remaining assets in China to Yintai Resources for $600 million The deal marks the end of Eldorado’s reign in China.
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