Suncor launches $4.3 billion bid for Canadian Oil Sands
Canadian Oil Sands has been labouring under low oil prices.
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Kinross shares surge as investors shrug US probe
World's 5th largest gold miner up nearly 8% after saying it's co-operating with SEC and DoJ investigating whistleblower case at giant West Africa mine.
Top industry names join the line-up for AVEVA World Summit 2015
Exciting new products that provide faster, better and more intuitive ways to work with the Digital Asset will be launched at AVEVA’s flagship customer event
South Africa’s last bullion bluechip battles relegation
The Johannesburg stock market, the capitalist heart of South Africa's 'City of Gold', is close to relegating the last bullion producer in its bluechip index, the latest sign of the precious metal losing its place in an economy it once dominated.
Trans-Pacific Partnership will benefit Canada’s mining sector
Mining is one of Canada’s largest outward investing sectors.
For many miners, there’s no avoiding the gold ‘production cliff’ now
When Steve Parsons and his colleagues published their first report on the gold “production cliff” in early 2013, they thought the thesis was obvious, even though almost no one was talking about it.
Scarce silver to get even tougher to find in 4th quarter
The void left by government mints in North America is shaking up the silver market, creating a major opening for competitors to supply the growing ranks of “silver stackers” and capture market share.
30,000 South African coal miners poised to strike
The fate of the South African mining industry is once again in the hands of striking workers.
Why ‘Made in Australia’ matters to miners worldwide
Australia’s vast landscape and often hostile environment coupled with relatively high input costs has weeded out all but the most robust, cost effective and production efficient mining solutions.
