August 5, 2013

Finding bargains down under with Rick Rule

Down markets are notoriously rife with good deals, and nowhere is this truer than down under in Australia.

August 5, 2013

Financing for miners drops 56 percent in Q2 2013

Producers lost 65%, juniors 28%.

August 5, 2013

2013 survey of Canadian mine salaries

This time we look at the annual salaries (in thousands of Canadian $) for mainly engineering types in Canadian mines. 

August 5, 2013

Straits Resources puts Indonesian gold mine for sale

Company focuses on copper assets.

August 4, 2013

Top ten write-downs of the summer

Biggest impairments all gold miners.

August 3, 2013

NGO warns upcoming mining law in Haiti will leave $20bn of mineral wealth in foreign hands

A new report by Haiti Grassroots Watch (HGW) shows one-third of the country’s north is already under exploration or exploitation by foreigners.

August 2, 2013

Turquoise Hill shares stage comeback as Oyu Tolgoi looks back on track

Talks on $5 billion underground expansion of the massive copper-gold mine can go ahead says Mongolia's prime minister.

August 2, 2013

Barrick backs Pascua-Lama despite $5bn charge

Miner did not rule out the possibility of partnering with another company or a government to help finance the project.

August 1, 2013

A Canadian economic powerhouse

Of the world’s public mining companies, 58% are listed in Canada.

August 1, 2013

Ben Bernanke does not control the gold price: World Gold Council

Council warns against putting too much weight on QE.