September 21, 2014

Sudbury digging deep for underground mining research

The Centre for mining Excellence in Sudbury is launching a request for proposals that would be eligible for its $46 million Ultra Deep Mining Network, Northern Ontario Business reported earlier…

September 18, 2014

What will Ivan buy next? Take 2

"All that's required is to hand the world’s best mining assets to the world’s best management."

September 18, 2014

Diamond market grows to record $79 billion

But new report by De Beers cautions that declining production could see the industry lose ground to other categories.

September 17, 2014

Inside potash potentate’s $300m yacht

Andrey Melnichenko is taking Uralkali and Potashcorp head on by building two $5bn potash mines, but spent the summer cruising from Ketchikan to Seattle.

September 16, 2014

Uralkali: No plans to bring back Russia-Belarus potash pact

No going back to clubby system of tightly controlled global supply and set prices that served North American and European producers so well in the past.

September 16, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: Visualizing the changing landscape in nuclear power

In this visualization, every nuclear reactor in the world is shown and broken down by country and life of plant. This includes construction, commercial power generation, and decommissioning of the…

September 15, 2014

What will Ivan buy next?

A GlenTinto is not as far-fetched as it sounds.

September 12, 2014

All quiet on the gold front: time to buy — Westhaven

Westhaven hunts for bonanza grade gold on its Shovelnose gold property.

September 11, 2014

VIDEO: This is why Wall Street hates gold according to Peter Schiff

Famed investor Peter Schiff answers some of the more challenging questions he has received from clients and subscribers.

September 11, 2014

South Africa’s mining output at lowest in over 18 months

Platinum and gold sectors among the worst performers due to labour strikes that cripple the industry early this year.