December 5, 2013

Quebec’s changing mining regulations scares investors away

Once the darling of miners, the Canadian province is quickly losing its edge. Here is why.

November 30, 2013

Trevali Mining closes $46 million financing to develop Caribou Mine and Mill complex

Existing infrastructure at Caribou includes a 3,000 tonne per day (tpd) processing plant along with a geochemical laboratory and tailings treatment facility.

November 21, 2013

Asteroid miners go after most precious resource: water

Investors eager to get the new industry off the ground willing to finance projects that can secure the availability of the key element.

November 20, 2013

Stefan Ioannou’s three things to look for in three base metals plays

The fundamentals tell Stefan Ioannou, mining analyst with Haywood Securities, that the outlook is good for copper and zinc in the midterm, while for nickel, stronger-for-longer is the watchword.

November 19, 2013

Four-Part series on the Ring of Fire

Located 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, the Ring of Fire contains billions worth of chromite — among the best deposits in the world — plus nickel, copper, platinum group…

November 18, 2013

Chinese miners crucial to opening of North Korea’s economy

$6 trillion worth of rare elements and mineral deposits in North Korea.

November 5, 2013

Peru confirms China’s largest copper producer wants a stake in Las Bambas

Peru’s Minister of Energy and Mines Jorge Merino expects sale to close before the 2014 deadline.

October 30, 2013

Physicists reveal results of dark matter study from bottom of a gold mine

The scientists have been working at the one-of-a-kind laboratory located at the bottom of what was once North America's deepest gold mine.

October 26, 2013

10 strategies for success in a flat commodity price market: John Kaiser

Stormy weather in the mining space has a silver lining: It is encouraging miners to develop new, innovative approaches to their business.

October 23, 2013

China says no to LME warehouses in Shanghai free trade zone

Hong Kong Stock exchange purchased the LME for $2.2 billion in 2012, hoping to set up warehouses on the mainland.