May 26, 2014

Junior in ‘exclusive negotiations’ with major mining company

Unnamed major has a market capitalization in excess of US$10 billion.

May 20, 2014

Community conflict can cost miners up to $20m a week

Cost cutting by mining companies may damage the viability of advancing future projects.

May 15, 2014

Ivanhoe studies options for African projects facing funding crunch, shares plunge

The Kamoa and Kipushi projects make up 83% of the Ivanhoe's net asset value.

May 14, 2014

Big bump for Trevali shares after positive PEA for Caribou

Restart of past-producing zinc-lead-copper-silver-gold mine in New Brunswick now set for second quarter next year.

May 13, 2014

What will shake retail investors out of their shell shock?

Speaking about what he calls "the trough of a turning point," John Kaiser of Kaiser Research Online makes the case for retail investors to look seriously at discovery exploration while…

May 12, 2014

Argentine minister says Chile, Peru mining models ‘a failure’

The official was especially critical of the other two countries openness to foreign investors.

May 8, 2014

CHART: Yawning gap opens up between US stocks, metal prices

The two used to be joined at the hip, but now one or the other has lost touch with reality.

May 8, 2014

Former BP boss is Glencore Xstrata’s new chairman

Tony Hayward was ousted from the oil giant in 2010 following the Gulf of Mexico disaster — the vastest marine oil spill in history.

May 6, 2014

South American, African mines lift Glencore Xstrata copper output

Copper has gained an increasingly important role in Glencore Xstrata's portfolio since last year’s mega merger.

May 5, 2014

Cypress Development begins drilling in Nevada

The company hopes to capitalize on the forecast increased global demand for zinc.