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Sherritt makes big move on US-Cuba deal

Sherritt International (TSX:S), the natural resources company with extensive operations in Cuba, saw a whopping 42.9 percent gain between last Monday and Friday, resulting from an announced thaw in US-Cuba relations.

Andrew Topf | December 21, 2014 | 11:44 pm

Oyu Tolgoi 2015 production forecast cut

Vancouver's Turquoise Hill lowers output estimates for Mongolian mine to 600,000oz–700,000oz of gold and 175,000t–195,000t of copper in concentrates.

Frik Els | December 20, 2014 | 12:20 am

Canada approves world’s largest copper-gold project

$9.5bn KSM project in British Columbia boasts reserves of 38m ounces of gold and nearly 10bn pounds of copper – mining 130,000 tonnes a day for 52 years.

Frik Els | December 19, 2014 | 11:36 pm

Codelco El Teniente mine expansion to take longer, cost $2bn more

The touted expansion of the world's largest underground copper mine is two to three years behind schedule and will require $2 billion more than initially planned, said the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2014 | 7:03 pm

UK legislators call for an end to forced labour in Eritrea mines

According to the legislators, international mining companies —mainly from Australia, Canada and the U.K— are using the forced labour of Eritreans in their operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2014 | 6:09 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: the many phases of silver

Visual Capitalist creates and curates enriched visual content focused on emerging trends in business and investing.

Visual Capitalist | December 19, 2014 | 5:23 pm

Bullish reversal in miners but metals remain in question

The gold and silver stocks have put in a bullish weekly reversal but Gold and Silver have not confirmed it.

JRB | December 19, 2014 | 4:35 pm

Apple ‘deeply offended’ by BBC documentary on its suppliers exploiting children

The investigative reporting piece exposed extremely poor working conditions in factories making Apple products in China and Indonesia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2014 | 3:00 pm

Derivatives and mass financial destruction

With oil prices having halved in the last six months, together with the attendant currency destabilisation, there have been significant transfers of value through derivative positions, so large that financial instability may result.

GoldMoney | December 19, 2014 | 1:50 pm

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