A slowing global economy pushed U.S. industrial production down 0.2% in September, following a 0.1% drop in August, while producer prices slid 0.5% last month, the largest drop since January, and retail sales rose just 0.1%. The…
For most of its corporate history, Aberdeen International (TSX: AAB) has taken minority, non-controlling equity stakes in mostly public junior mining companies, along with a small contingent of private companies.
Canada’s former foreign minister John Baird says the mining industry and government “must play offence, not defence,” when it comes to defending their interests and combating anti-mining activism.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 1% during the Thanksgiving holiday-shortened period to finish Oct. 15 at 13,828.97. The S&P/TSX Capped Metals & Mining Index tumbled 3.7% to 469.58, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index jumped…
In less than a month, South African miner Sibanye Gold (NYSE: SBGL) has announced two acquisitions that will make it a big player in the platinum market, and the fifth-largest PGM producer in the world.
MAUN, BOTSWANA — When an all-star mining team with an ample exploration budget arrives in a supportive, mineral-rich jurisdiction, exciting transformations are bound to happen. Cupric Canyon Capital’s Khoemacau copper-silver…
The following is an edited summary report from the Washington D.C.-based Silver Institute. For more information please visit www.silverinstitute.org.
Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) will transform how its mining, customer and dealer divisions operate with an eye toward increasing efficiency and customer satisfaction.
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 1.8%, or 9.67 points, to close at 556.71 points, as gold prices gained 2%, or US$24, before closing at US$1,181.3 per oz. gold.
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 15/15 (with changes from Sept. 30/15).
Silver Standard Resources’ (TSX: SSO; NASDAQ: SSRI) Pirquitas silver mine in northern Argentina’s Jujuy province is 35 km from Golden Arrow Resources’ (TSXV: GRG) wholly owned Chinchillas silver-lead-zinc project, and the…
North American Palladium (TSX: PDL; US-OTC: PALDF) has let go 44 workers at its Lac des Îles (LDI) palladium mine near Thunder Bay, Ont., due to weaker metal prices and a reduced milling schedule.
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