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Half of South Africa’s gold mines operating at loss — report

Experts believe the troubles affecting gold producers in South Africa go way deeper than a slump in prices for the metal or the usual cycles the mining industry experiences.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2015 | 7:15 am

Canada’s Capstone puts Chile copper project in back burner

The Vancouver-based miner blamed low commodity prices for the measure.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2015 | 5:38 am

Flinders CEO Blair Way: What Tesla needs to know about the graphite sector

Flinders Resources CEO and President Blair Way shares the four factors to consider when analyzing a graphite company. Warning: It is a very different proposition than investing in a gold company.

The Energy Report | September 9, 2015 | 4:46 am

Stans Energy reaches ‘amicable’ deal with former CFO over her dismissal

In March last year, Anna Kuranova sued the company alleging to have been fired wrongfully.

MINING.com Editor | September 9, 2015 | 4:00 am

BofA Merrill Lynch: Gold below $1,000 in 2016

"The combination of higher nominal opportunity costs and lack of inflation has hardly ever been bullish in the past 40 years, " says investment bank.

Frik Els | September 8, 2015 | 1:25 pm

Copper price rallies 6%

Glencore's bold move and huge jump in Chinese concentrate imports light fire under copper price.

Frik Els | September 8, 2015 | 11:47 am

Specim, a global leader in hyperspectral imaging, granted 5,3 M€ growth financing

The company, which was founded in 1995 by three former researchers of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, is a global forerunner in hyperspectral technology. The imaging spectral camera products are widely used in various industrial, environmental and defense applications.

SPECIM, Spectral Imaging Oy Ltd. | September 8, 2015 | 9:49 am