BC mining in 2016: New mines on track despite dire outlook
Hard decisions by some mining companies are required in 2016 if they are to avoid solvency problems, warns the Bank of Merrill Lynch.
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Centerra Gold worker arrested in Kyrgyzstan after ‘horse penis’ remark
The incident is Centerra Gold's second brush with Kyrgyzstan authorities in recent months.
Vancouver’s Oracle Mining in receivership
It is now halted from trading and its directors and chief executive officers have resigned en masse.
Yellen comes down the chimney
Seven years of zero interest rates have created plenty of capital misallocation, mal-investment and yield chasing.
The 20 year record for gold
Today, I present new research covering a 20-year time frame from 1996- 2015 that includes a 12-year bull market for gold from 2001-2012 bracketed by bear markets in the late 1990s and mid-2010s.
New year gold price surprise for hedge funds
Large-scale gold futures speculators who placed a record number of bearish bets during the final week of 2015, wrong-footed by Monday's safe haven buying.
One analyst predicted gold price down to the dollar
One year ago, winner of London Bullion Market Association's precious metal forecasting competition predicted gold would average $1,160 in 2015.
The world’s 10 coldest mines
With temperatures that can drop to nearly -50°C, these mines offer some of the most challenging working conditions in the world.
Cape Breton massive coal mine looking for workers… in Alberta
Halifax-based Kameron Coal is looking for people with experience in room and pillar mining.
