August 23, 2015

Mining private equity is being fundamentally transformed

Appian Capital founder Michael Scherb: "You're now seeing the same changes in mining that happened in oil and gas which is now heavily supported by PE"

August 21, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC – On the precipice: Will global markets follow commodities off the cliff?

Today may be the end of this trend of divergence. US equities are at a precipice: fueled by low rates and quantitative easing for years, they have finally started to…

August 20, 2015

Forget slower growth, worry about Chinese GDP contraction

Chinese rail freight tonnage – a key indicator for economic activity and the commodities trade – has plunged by 10.2% this year.

August 20, 2015

Graphite could be the next best fertilizer

Graphite has been touted as a leap forward for our mobile world of battery-powered gadgets, but it may also help plants grow.

August 20, 2015

Heap Leach: Mining’s breakthrough technology

New techniques for tailings treatment and sulfide ore recovery will see low-cost environmentally friendly heap leaching take another giant leap forward.

August 20, 2015

Markets swoon

Gold is actually having a good day.

August 19, 2015

New landscape for BC mining environmental reviews

First Nation support for resource projects has become increasingly important to their success.

August 17, 2015

Swiss asset manager Florian Siegfried: Look for value opportunities and put your capital to work selectively in this market

In this interview with The Gold Report, AgaNola Asset Manager Florian Siegfried evaluates recent deals and points to the companies that could be the next takeovers.

August 17, 2015

Goldman Sachs abandons physical commodities after coal division sale

The firm began disposing mining assets last year, as prices for most commodities began a downward trend and U.S. regulators increased pressure on banks to get out of risky businesses.

August 17, 2015

Brien Lundin: Seeds of tomorrow’s fortunes are being sown right now in the gold sector

Why Brien would not be surprised to see a sharp rally in the junior gold stocks and it has to do with greed and fear…