August 4, 2017 BHP presses for cheaper power ahead of Olympic Dam mine expansion BHP Billiton is looking for ways to shore up power supply and bring down power costs at its Olympic Dam copper mine in Australia, as it plans to expand following…
August 2, 2017 Rio Tinto’s first-half profit soars 93%, investors getting $3bn back The company will return a total of $3 billion to shareholders: $2 billion on the dividend side and $1 billion of share buybacks.
August 1, 2017 Caterpillar in search of new CFO as Halverson to retire next year Brad Halverson has spent nearly three decades with the mining and construction equipment maker.
July 30, 2017 Mining jobs in Canada to go begging: MiHR report A torrent of retirements over the next 10 years is poised to wreak havoc on the mining labour market in Canada.
July 28, 2017 Zinc and cobalt look good; gold and silver are consolidating, says Elysee Development And vanadium has bottomed.
July 27, 2017 Uranium to stay weak for now but a ‘violent price increase’ is coming: Cantor Operators dragging their feet on production cuts.
July 26, 2017 Here’s how to avoid being caught in mining scams These courses can help you identify and evaluate the risks involved in mining investments before it’s too late.
July 25, 2017 Caterpillar earnings beat estimates, shares hit five-year high It now expects adjusted earnings per share to come in at $5, significantly higher than the $3.75 it had forecast just three months ago and almost doubled the $2.90 it…
July 21, 2017 CanAlaska Uranium, Cameco begin drilling at West McArthur Work at the asset, located immediately next to Cameco's Fox Lake uranium discovery, will be carried out by a helicopter-supported team based at Cameco's nearby majority-owned McArthur River.
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