Billionaire Rennert must pay $213.2 million judgment: US appeals court
A jury found Rennert liable for looting his now-defunct magnesium company to build one of the country's most expensive homes,
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PDAC 2017 Convention exceeds expectations
Over 24,000 people attended this year's Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s Convention — a strong indication that confidence has returned to the mineral exploration and mining industry.
Nickel price is plummeting
Down nearly $800 since Monday as Indonesia ore exports return to market, Philippines rethink mine closures.
Newmont piles into Yukon with USD$39.5 million earn-in agreement
U.S. gold producer Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) has joined the race to develop a new mine in the Canadian Yukon territory.
No surprise in recent moves in gold and silver markets
Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger reflects on the cause of this week's decline in precious metals markets, and contemplates the factors that will help him determine a bottom.
Surging China iron ore imports can’t stem price decline
Chinese customs data released today show double digit gains for iron ore imports from record breaking 2016, but iron ore price is down 7% in three days.
Is a second OPEC cut on the cards?
Analysts and experts are now mostly predicting that oil prices will remain below US$60 this year.
Britain’s CO2 emissions at levels not seen since 1894
Emissions of carbon dioxide from coal fell 50 per cent in 2016 as use of the fossil fuel dropped by 52 per cent, contributing to an overall drop in carbon output of 5.8 per cent last year compared with 2015.
Dawson City wants to designate worm-like piles of mine tailings as protected historical site
In what appears to be a first in Canadian history, a community is hoping to inaugurate mining waste as a protected historic site.