January 19, 2015

Eric Coffin: is market sentiment shifting to gold?

So where do investors go looking for returns? Eric Coffin suggests gold, both bullion and stocks.

January 19, 2015

Goldcorp strikes $440 million deal for Probe Mines

The move will see the miner taking control of the Borden Gold project in northern Ontario.

January 16, 2015

Iron ore price: Closing marginal producers not enough

Next round of displacements will come from mines "that just 18 months ago could have been making $50/mt or more in cash margin" says new report.

January 15, 2015

Defending mineral tenure in Canada against foreign court orders

A mineral exploration company faced an unusual situation recently, when Ontario mining officials enforced foreign orders against mining claims for which the company had recorded its interest.

January 15, 2015

Shanghai gold deals get a boost as WGC sets bullion free trade zone

The World Gold Council (WGC) and the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) have signed memorandum of understanding on a comprehensive strategic gold cooperation agreement.

January 13, 2015

Copper price plummets as commodities drop to 12-year low

Copper price slumps 5% to lowest since July 2009 on Tuesday as worries about global growth overwhelms industrial metals markets.

January 13, 2015

Sandvik unveils new mid-range mining crushers

Part of the firm's CH800 series of mining cone crushers, the two models aim to help improve productivity and profitability in the mid-range segment.

January 12, 2015

China’s green ban hitting Aussie coal exporters hard

Australia exports as much as 49 million tonnes of thermal coal a year to China.

January 12, 2015

Battle for control of Asia Resource heats up

Its chairman Bob Kamandanu decided to step down only weeks ahead of a vote proposed by largest shareholder Samin Tan to replace most directors and take the reins at the…

January 9, 2015

Copper price touches 63-month low

Chinese deflation fears pulls copper price down to $2.73 a pound, lowest since September 2009.