February 4, 2015

State of global economy among the Canadian mining industry’s top issues

The mining industry employed more than 380,000 people in 2013, accounting for one in every 47 jobs in Canada.

February 3, 2015

Lots of new fees for hardrock miners in BLM budget

"It will definitely put a lot of marginal producers out of business."

January 31, 2015

Roundup takeaway 1: outsmart tough odds

It’s a common stat in the sector: only 1 in 1,000 discoveries becomes a mine. But David Harquail, president and CEO of Franco-Nevada, takes that sobering fact one step farther.

January 30, 2015

BHP axing up to 300 Olympic Dam jobs

The decision caps off a dreadful month for South Australia’s mining sector.

January 29, 2015

Australian uranium miner accused of contaminating Lake Malawi

Paladin Energy, an Australian mining company, has been accused of discharging uranium-contaminated sludge into Lake Malawi, which supports 1.7 million people in three countries – Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.

January 29, 2015

Here is how metal-eating bacteria may make asteroid mining profitable

The technique, known as biomining, is already being tested here on Earth as a sustainable treatment of ores and mine waste.

January 29, 2015

Mining M&A: Private equity can’t run away fast enough

The smart money is waiting for fire sale prices before jumping into metals and mining. Or worse; has simply lost interest in the sector.

January 27, 2015

The youngest CEO in mining has his eye on uranium

This young dynamo entered the business straight out of university and is now running Skyharbour Resources (SKY.V). Skyharbour is a uranium junior holding a very prospective land position(over 390,000 hectares)…

January 26, 2015

Fission’s First Five Holes Widen R780E Main Zone; 100% Hit Rate at Shallow Depth

All five step out holes hit intervals of greater than 10,000 cps Radioactivity

January 23, 2015

World Bank: Commodities falling like it’s 1985

Organization predicts a rare occurrence in 2015: a decline in all nine commodity indices with industrial metals falling another 5%; precious metals down 3%.