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How millennials could bring the oil industry to its knees

Maybe in better times, the staggering population of the millennial demographic would be a hurdle over which Big Oil could easily leap. But times are tough, and that isn’t our today.

Oilprice.com | September 4, 2016 | 11:29 am

Rye Patch jump-starts Florida Canyon mine production with new heap leach facility

Construction has begin on a new heap leach facility at Rye Patch Gold Corp.'s Florida Canyon Mine in Nevada, a move that Dundee Capital Markets' analyst Ron Stewart believes could add value for investors over both the long and short terms.

The Gold Report | September 2, 2016 | 10:27 am

Silver miners: juniors will beat majors

Small-cap miners will outperform large cap miners in the coming years, a new analysis from BMI Research shows.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 2, 2016 | 10:05 am

Caterpillar to close Belgium plant, lay off 2000 workers

The possible plant closure, which could cost around 2,000 jobs, is part of a global restructuring plan announced in September that could see CAT cutting as many as 10,000 jobs globally in the coming years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 2, 2016 | 6:00 am

Canada’s Enbridge drops Sandpiper crude oil pipeline

The $2.6 billion project for a pipeline from North Dakota to Wisconsin will be on hold until market conditions improve.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 2, 2016 | 2:19 am

Projected worker shortages will increase the requirement for on-demand training

Where are we going to find these workers? The short answer is that we are not going to find them in mining.

Simon Houlding | September 2, 2016 | 2:00 am

Analyst downplays Galane Gold’s June profits, company responds

‘Troubles in paradise’ forecast for Botswana’s sole gold miner.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 2, 2016 | 1:15 am

Unions are copper miners’ new best friends

An increase in industrial action is usually bad news, but copper producers should be cheering the souring relationship between Chilean mine workers and firms.

Bloomberg News | September 2, 2016 | 12:10 am