September 2, 2014

Will Canadian regulators be able to avoid the final fatal crash of the TSX Venture Exchange?

The last 3 years have seen a meltdown in the TSX-V share values that brought it right back to where it started almost 10 years ago.

September 2, 2014

Gold price falls on first full September trading day

Back from a long weekend New York traders knock the dollar gold price down to near 3-month lows, but eurozone investors enjoy double digit gains in 2014.

September 2, 2014

Mexico forces partial closure of mine responsible for massive toxic spill

Mexico's environmental prosecutor has imposed a new partial order of closure on Grupo Mexico’s Buenavista copper mine.

September 2, 2014

Chile’s Escondida mine to bring BHP, Rio higher than expected dividends

Deutsche Bank analysts foresee a 2% to 3% earnings increase for the miners.

September 2, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: A forecast of when we’ll run out of each metal

Here is one interpretation of when we’ll run out of each metal or energy source.

September 1, 2014

Gold ETF holdings drop again, hedge funds lose interest

Safe haven buying of gold-backed funds in July reversed in August, while open interest of large futures investors fell to 5-year low.

August 29, 2014

Freeport’s $2 billion Chile sale hits snag

Phoenix-based copper giant want to to sell its Candelaria copper-gold mine to Canada's Lundin Mining.

August 29, 2014

Codelco production up, copper price slump trims down profit

Pre-tax profit dropped 27% in the first half to $1.3 billion.

August 28, 2014

Africa silver miner surges after first pour

Shares in Quebec-based Maya Gold & Silver up 10% after pouring first silver at Moroccan mine, one of only a handful of primary silver mines on the continent.

August 28, 2014

Less than 2% of Peru’s total mining concessions are active

Around 15,000 of the total 55,000 licences in effect risk fines and even losing all privileges over the land.