December 9, 2014 Larger players account for 40% of global exploration budgets A study of about 40 explorers budgeting at least US$50 million total shows the larger players allocated a total of US$4.33 billion and accounted for 40% of the US$10.74 billion…
December 9, 2014 Obama’s ’Colbert’ show appearance no laughing matter for Canada’s oil patch In the Monday night episode of “The Colbert Report,” the joke was on Canada’s oil industry. That’s because the featured guest appeared to take a dig at the industry’s long-awaited,…
December 7, 2014 First Nation in B.C. sets out tougher rules for mining in its territory A group of First Nations from Williams Lake, B.C., whose territory includes the area devastated by the Mount Polley tailings pond breach has created a detailed mining policy that will…
December 7, 2014 After the gold rush Under the golden light of the setting Saharan sun, two types of workers shuffle between concrete huts on their way home, still bathed in sweat from a day in the…
December 7, 2014 ACR to commission gold mine in 2015 African Consolidated Resources (ACR) will commmission its first gold mine in Zimbabwe in the second half of next year as the company steps up efforts to consolidate its presence in…
December 5, 2014 Canadian miners find ‘pot of gold’ in Ireland It was not at the end of any rainbow, but two Canadian firms did find their own pot of gold and are turning Northern Ireland in a new mining frontier.
December 4, 2014 Glencore’s massive Canadian Donkin coal mine sold to U.S. firm News feeds long-standing hopes of a mine reopening and job generation in the impoverished area.
December 3, 2014 Canadian premiers say Energy East pipeline a ‘nation-building’ exercise Ontario and Alberta agree the controversial $12bn Energy East pipeline is a “nation-building” exercise and said they'd work together on the issue.
December 3, 2014 Women mostly missing at London’s ‘Mines and Money’ event 75 participating countries, 200 companies, 200 presenters, 3,000 attendees… and fewer than 15 women invited to speak at Mines and Money London 2014. About time for a change – don’t…
How investors buy gold and what fuels the market Large buyers and institutional investors usually buy gold from big banks. January 12, 2026 | 10:41 am
