Chile helping miners to stay afloat, but threat of labour reform, lower copper prices loom
The government has set aside some $20 million through June to assist small and medium miners
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In this interview with The Gold Report, Renken provides the gold, lithium and uranium names with sizzle.
Top 5 iron ore firms value shoots up $62bn in just five weeks
Riding a rocketing iron ore price, market cap of Vale, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals and Anglo American gain a combined 54% since early February.
Battered Canadian miners to face more shareholder activism
With few options left to salvage investments hit by a prolonged downturn in commodity prices, more shareholders are demanding change at miners they perceive to have strong assets but weak boards and management.
Exclusive: Significant new lithium discovery in Argentina
A large and high-grade lithium brine lake and associated salar with low contaminants has recently been discovered in Argentina.
Insane rally rockets iron ore price past $60
Iron ore price posts largest one-day gain ever surging 19.5% to $62.60 a tonne in frenzied Chinese trading.
Cameco slowly expands world’s biggest uranium mine, betting on recovery
Cameco's McArthur River mine in northern Saskatchewan is expected to produce 20 million pounds this year.
Silver Standard to buy fellow Canadian miner Claude Resources
The deal values Claude Resources at Cdn$377 million in total or the equivalent of about $1.65 per share.
Mongolia settles row with Canadian miner, pays $70 million
The move comes as the Asian country is launching a new program this week that aims to attract mining exploration.