Gold companies take a shine to China’s Silk Road
As far as China's miners are concerned, the modern-day Silk Road is paved with gold.
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PEA shows 22-year life for B.C. copper-gold-moly mine
A preliminary economic assessment for a mine on Vancouver Island, British Columbia is showing promising economics - despite being in a jurisdiction challenging to build mines.
Drone footage of Bingham Canyon copper mine
Key says two of the biggest advantages of flying drones at Kennecott are safety and maintenance.
Interview with Rick Rule, President and CEO of Sprott U.S. Holdings Inc.
"My belief is that the most important factor in the gold price, is global faith in the purchasing power of the US dollar, and faith in US Treasury securities."
In Wisconsin, GOP pushes to end sulfide mining moratorium
Gov. Scott Walker voted to ban copper and gold mining in Wisconsin two decades ago. Now he may be asked to lift the one of-a-kind prohibition as his fellow Republicans push to continue opening up the state’s north woods to mining.
Nickel prices drag Canadian Mining Eye Index down
After an 11% increase in 2017’s first quarter, the Canadian Mining Eye index dropped 7% in the second quarter, according to professional services firm EY.
Nickel slides to 5-week low on N. Korean tensions, fee hikes
Nickel slid 5 percent to a five-week low on Friday after trading fees were raised in China to dampen speculation and steel prices dropped with other metals as investors shunned risky assets after more North Korean tensions.
UK Labour leader says he’ll invest in former mining towns and steel industry
Jeremy Corbyn, whose Labour Party came second in the 2017 UK general election, has reached out to communities hit hard by the downtown in the coal and steel industries.
Central Asia Metals to buy Lynx Resources for $402m
The deal is expected to be both earnings- and cash-flow-per-share-accretive in the first full year, the company said.
