December 21, 2016 Innovative Canadian exploration company on the move to discover high-grade zinc, gold and copper When a mineral processing plant runs out of ore near by, its days are numbered. The capital equipment often becomes nothing more than a tax write-off. The businesses and people…
December 21, 2016 The most exciting time to be a mining stock investor The most exciting time to be a mining stock investor is when a exploration company is drilling and awaiting assays.
December 21, 2016 These were the top Canadian mining topics of 2016 Commodity price recovery; King Coal on the way out; mining tech on the way in — among the most covered issues this year.
December 20, 2016 Newly found ‘ghost octopods’ at risk from deep-sea mining This as the creature lays its eggs on the dead stalks of sponges, attached to rocky crusts, which are rich in metals like manganese.
December 20, 2016 Infographic | 75 years of how Americans spend their money Consumers are the foundation of the U.S. economy, and how they choose to spend their money is a telling indicator of the overall American economic story.
December 16, 2016 Eldorado CEO Paul Wright retires, Goldcorp’s George Burns takes over Wright, who joined Eldorado in 1996 and has held several management positions prior to becoming its president and CEO in 1999, will be the company's new chairman.
December 15, 2016 Ecuador signs key deal with Lundin on Fruta del Norte gold mine The project, discovered in 2006, is one of the world’s biggest recent gold findings, with reserves estimated at about 4.8 million ounces of gold and 6.3 million ounces of silver.
December 14, 2016 Oyu Tolgoi resumes copper shipments to China Move follows extensive talks with Chinese and Mongolian authorities.
December 14, 2016 New Zealand deep-sea life needs ‘better protection’ from mining, study shows Scientist from Victoria University of Wellington says too little is known about the seafloor communities found in in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone.
December 9, 2016 Fresh shake-up at Rio Tinto in aftermath of bribery probe Russian-Canadian Vera Kirikova will become human resources group executive while Simone Niven will assume the corporate relations group executive post.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am