Another clue China’s economy is going soft: Vancouver home sales hit a 10-year low
The National Post reports that June home sales hit a 10-year low.
Latest Stories
Bolivian farmer dies in demonstration against South American Silver
A Bolivian farmer died on Friday and at least four others were injured when protesters occupied the Malku Khota project, operated by Canadian South American Silver in the Andean highlands.
Rio Tinto strikes deal with locked out workers in Canada
Locked out workers at a Rio Tinto Alcan plant in Quebec, Canada, voted to end a six-month labour dispute that has dragged on since Dec. 30, said the United Steelworkers union in a press release on Friday.
Argentina’s glaciers law won’t affect Pascua Lama: Barrick
Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold company, said a new ruling outlawing mining near glaciers in Argentina will not interfere with its Pascua-Lama mine, one of the world’s largest new projects targeting the precious metal.
Opec’s gift to oil sands producers: high oil prices
Canadian oil sands producers battling high development costs are getting help from an unlikely quarter: Saudi Arabia and its OPEC allies.
Aldridge Minerals to exit Papua New Guinea
The company announced today that it plans to exit Papua New Guinea following receipt of a formal notice that the licence renewal for its non-core Kili Teke property was denied.
July 6, 2012: The day the Oppenheimers said goodbye to De Beers
The Oppenheimer family, controller of giant diamond miner DeBeers since 1927, has officially let go of its 40% stake in the company after South Africa’s Mineral Resources Minister approved the acquisition by Anglo American.
Xstrata-Glencore merger vote postponed: unions raise concerns
Xstrata has delayed voting on a merger with Glencore as investors continue to dictate the offer and unions become more vocal about their concerns over the deal.
What happened to the plane filled with 16,600 pounds of Barrick’s gold condensate?
The Globe and Mail looks at the mystery of a plane chartered by Barrick Gold that crashed into the Iskut River in 1996. The pilot perished and 16,600 pounds of gold condensate was lost. Condensate is not gold bars but still valuable. Barrick Gold has refused to speculate on the approximate value of the plane's cargo.
