December 3, 2013

China flexes monetary muscle

China’s yuan has overtaken the euro to become the second-most used currency in trade finance.

December 3, 2013

Robert Friedland: Rights offerings are the fairest form of equity finance ever developed by the human mind

Shareholders of Turquoise Hill Resources would be wise to participate in an upcoming rights offering.

December 3, 2013

Innovate or perish—Deloitte to the mining industry

In Tracking the trends 2014, Deloitte uncovers the pressing trends facing the mining industry in the year ahead and offers strategies that companies can employ to adapt to changing industry…

December 3, 2013

Yamana Gold to invest $450 million in Argentina’s Cerro Moro

Construction at the gold and silver project, is expected to start early next year, with production slated to begin in late 2015.

December 3, 2013

Mining industry has paid Canada $71 billion in last ten years

Mining payments to federal and provincial government coffers totalled an estimated $71 billion from 2003 to 2012.

December 3, 2013

Potash Corp. laying off over 1,000 workers

The world's largest potash miner by capacity, is cutting 18% of its workforce, or about 1,045 people,.

December 3, 2013

These are the countries mining investors should stay away from

While resource nationalism is still a major risk for miners, corrupted governments can be equally or more detrimental to the industry.

December 3, 2013

China’s CNOOC has big LNG plans for British Columbia

"24 million tonnes of super-cooled gas per year, or just over three billion cubic feet a day."

December 2, 2013

Gold stocks take another severe beating

The gold price declined more than $30 on Monday, dragging gold mining stocks down with it.

December 2, 2013

Taseko files papers to set aside New Prosperity findings

Vancouver-based Taseko Mines is asking a federal court to set aside a panel's findings related to damage to water resources at its New Prosperity copper-gold project in BC.