March 26, 2014

Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi likely to miss deadline for financing

Operator Turquoise Hill may need to ask lenders to extend financing for the $6.2 billion mine extension.

March 26, 2014

Goldcorp certain $2.8bn hostile bid for Osisko will succeed

Chairman Ian Telfer says he’d rather quit the deal than overpay.

March 25, 2014

CHART: Unprecedented growth of global financial assets

But gold holdings represent only 1% of all financial assets.

March 25, 2014

World’s top fund manager: relax about emerging markets

But dependence on China makes today's emerging market turmoil different from other periods.

March 25, 2014

Mark Lackey: What happens to a mine deferred?

The shuttering of huge copper and iron ore projects gives the Street the blues, but the resulting squeeze in supply can lead to explosive price hikes.

March 25, 2014

Gahcho Kue on track, companies reassure investors

Contrary to media reports last week that project could be delayed.

March 25, 2014

Rio Tinto, Russians to begin work at massive Canadian potash deposit by 2017

KP405 is said to have enough of the fertilizer ingredient to sustain a mine for decades.

March 24, 2014

SouthGobi hit badly by coal prices slump, seeks funding to avert default

The Vancouver-based miner said it expected coal prices to remain weak.

March 24, 2014

Diamond prices spike whet De Beers appetite for new markets

The diamond giant expects to secure exploration rights in Angola before the end of the year.

March 22, 2014

Strong commodities + weak dollar = Canadian energy investing Bonanza: Chad Ellison

Chad Ellison of Dundee Capital Markets is gearing up for a red-hot Canadian energy sector.