April 20, 2016

Uranium market is getting crushed

Uranium price falls to lowest since May 2005 as bearishness overwhelms the sector.

April 20, 2016

Sibanye to invest $250 million in its gold mines, keeps shopping for new assets

Sibanye is not exclusively looking at buying gold assets; it is also considering platinum, coal, uranium and base metals mines.

April 18, 2016

Fission Exploration Holes Hit Wide, High Grade Mineralization 2.34km Apart

Latest Results Highlight It's Still Early Days at PLS

April 13, 2016

Did BHP just call the bottom of the mining cycle?

CEO Andrew Mackenzie said over the weekend "the commodities fall has stopped". Not only that – after recent rallies six are back in bull markets.

April 13, 2016

Canada’s mining industry backs national carbon price

The country's largest mining companies recommend a broad-based carbon price applicable to all sectors of the economy.

April 12, 2016

IMF warns of another 14% drop in metal prices this year

The Fund's slightly more positive outlook for the Chinese economy not enough to halt metal price declines this year and in 2017.

April 11, 2016

For the Navajo nation, uranium mining’s deadly legacy lingers

As the Cold War threat petered out companies left, abandoning more than 500 mines in an area that is home to more than 250,000 people.

April 7, 2016

Canada unveils final anti-corruption law for the extractive sector

Estimated to cover the nearly 2,000 natural resource companies whose businesses are registered in Canada or trade on Toronto’s stock exchange.

April 6, 2016

The rights and wrongs of rights issues

Rights issues are the best way of raising funds in a way that does not disadvantage existing shareholders

April 4, 2016

De-carbonizing our energy sector

Nuclear energy currently provides around 11 percent of the world's electricity.