July 4, 2014 Five mining stocks billionaire George Soros is buying In 2010 at the World Economic Forum, legendary investor George Soros called gold “the ultimate asset bubble.” He failed to mention, however, that his hedge fund had just doubled the…
July 4, 2014 Canadian oil sands economic impact highly overrated: poll A majority of Canadians overestimate the contribution the oil sands make to the world’s 11th largest economy, a study published Friday reveals.
July 3, 2014 Barrick Gold ready to offload Montana-based Golden Sunlight Mine The move is part of a now two-year-long move to shed non-core assets and pay back debts.
July 2, 2014 Zimbabwe miners to shut down after diamond resource exhausted Two of the seven miners at Marange, Anjin and Jinan, will be shutting down.
July 2, 2014 Labrador Iron Mines halts operations on weak ore prices, high costs The firm said it has already put in place savings initiatives in various areas including mining equipment rates, rail car leasing rates and corporate and administration costs.
July 2, 2014 Mongolia approves major overhaul to mining law New law expands the proportion of Mongolia’s area available to mining and exploration from 8% to 20%, among other investor-friendly changes.
July 2, 2014 New uranium explorer Roughrider prepares for market debut Expect company to generate a fair share of attention in the junior mining community.
July 1, 2014 Jellyfish numbers are rising and that’s bad for coal, nuclear plants Jellyfish blooms and power plant intake valves don't mix.
July 1, 2014 Rick Mills’ Econ 101 on rising demand and falling supply equals higher metals prices Juniors can't fund their projects, which means that the majors' reserves will continue to shrink.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am