Rio Tinto energy and minerals chief suspended over Simandou bribery claims
Alan Davies suspended after miner found payments made to consultant in 2011, when he was in charge of the iron ore project.
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Former Canadian Mint employee guilty of smuggling $165K of gold
Leston Lawrence, 35, stole 22 gold pucks by carrying them in his rectum to evade metal detectors.
Uranium price: Industry settles down to depressing reality
Uranium price is down 45% this year as stockpiles reach 1.4 billion tonnes – enough to fuel the world's reactors for eight years.
Gold price surges on Trump victory
Up more than $60 as investors seek safe haven before paring much of the gains.
Major Aussie miners BHP, Hancock to mine in Ecuador — report
Ecuador began last month granting licences for new exploration areas, with over 300 of them to be awarded by the year-end.
Dominion moves headquarters to Calgary in cost-cutting effort
The move comes on the heels of a similar decision by De Beers Canada, which moved its headquarters from Toronto to Calgary in July.
Gold demand plummets as central banks, consumers hold off — WGC
Consumer demand for jewellery, coins and bars, dropped by a quarter as high prices slowed down acquisitions from top consumers China and India. Investments, however, were up by 44%.
Uncertainty about OPEC and US election leads to oil price drop
Oil prices have rebounded slightly after speculation about OPEC's ability to cap production later in November and uncertainty surrounding the U.S. presidential election sent them sliding last week, a drop that affected the portfolios of investors across the board.
Japex postpones oil sands expansion project to mid-2017
Move will push up costs by Cdn$250 million ($187M).