Major mines increasingly tapping Canadian indigenous labour force
Consulting and partnering with First Nations isn’t just a way to get social licence – it can also provide real solutions to labour challenges.
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Why is the shale industry still not profitable?
Echoing criticism of too much hype surrounding U.S. shale from Saudi oil minister last week, new report finds shale drilling still largely not profitable.
Rio Tinto rejects allegation it dodged $700 million in Oyu Tolgoi taxes
Dutch non-profit organization claims Rio and its Canadian subsidiary Turquoise Hill used a complex network of tax haven subsidiaries and lending money to itself at high interest rates.
Centamin shareholders get bumper divvy, despite 2017 profit fall
Egypt-focused gold miner is paying a final dividend of 10 US cents per share, or a total of $144 million, as it vowed to return all of its excess cash to investors.
These are top-10 global mining trends expected for 2018
Consulting firm Deloitte has published what it says will be the top-10 global trends in the mining industry this year.
A modern land run? Trump move opens Utah to mining claims under 1872 law
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw federal protections from millions of acres of Utah wilderness will reopen much of the iconic terrain to gold, silver, copper, and uranium land claims under a Wild West-era mining law.
Suncor Energy implements first commercial fleet of autonomous haul trucks in the oil sands
Over the next six years, the company expects to deploy more than 150 autonomous haul trucks in the full program, which will be one of the largest investments in electric autonomous vehicles in the world.
Bidders for $500m Canada streaming deal as cobalt price surges–report
Reuters reports Vale has hired bankers to put together world's first ever cobalt streaming deal worth up to $500 million at its Voisey's Bay mine in Canada.
Rags to riches tale ends in disaster for ‘mini-Glencore’
Elman, 77, has watched another global commodity-trading powerhouse collapse before his eyes over the past year: his own.
