December 31, 2013

‘Midas touch’ bacteria, gold roller coaster and risky countries among top stories of 2013

While 2013 will go down as the one when gold stop glittering and miners were forced to tighten their belts, our readers favoured a wide range of stories.

December 31, 2013

Miners must mind their margins: Rob Cohen

Mining success is not measured in ounces and dollars but instead by healthy margins.

December 30, 2013

Newmont’s Conga copper and gold mine could restart next year—authorities

After meeting with locals, authorities said the company is likely to gain a social license to restart operations in 2014.

December 27, 2013

Canadian miners among the most hurt in 2013

New mining listings in the Toronto Stock Exchange and its junior counterpart, the TSX-V, continue to dive.

December 27, 2013

Copper hits four-month high, set for highest monthly rise since Sep 2012

Dr. Copper sending positive signs for 2014.

December 26, 2013

Shane Nagle: Making your portfolio pricing-pressure proof

Forget about the gold price. Forget about the copper, zinc and nickel price. Start searching out companies that can weather another few years of recovery, because it's unlikely mining companies…

December 24, 2013

Levi Spry highlights quality Australian projects that will find funding

Quality will win out, says Levi Spry, senior resources analyst at GMP Securities Australia.

December 23, 2013

Freeport CEO cancels employment contract, gets 1 million shares

Richard Adkerson was the highest paid CEO in Forbes' 'materials' category in 2012.

December 23, 2013

Chile injects an extra $1bn in largest copper miner Codelco

Additional financing aims to help the world’s No. 1 copper producer move forward with its decisive investment plans.

December 23, 2013

Troubled Baja’s mine sees another day, firm faces delisting from TSX

Analysts said Baja is done.