Sibanye Gold dives headlong into platinum
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.
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Site Visit: Cupric’s ‘paradigm changer’ in the Kalahari
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…
Silver Institute: Coin demand forces five major mints to restrict supply
The following is an edited summary report from the Washington D.C.-based Silver Institute. For more information please visit www.silverinstitute.org.
Caterpillar launches major restructuring
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.
TSX Venture edges higher, Oct. 9-15
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.
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Suncor goes hostile on Canadian Oil Sands
VANCOUVER — Low crude oil prices have driven market valuations in the energy industry to historic lows, and Suncor Energy (TSX: SU; NYSE: SU) is hoping to take advantage of the downcycle with a hostile bid for Canadian Oil Sands…
Higher oil and gold lift TSX, Oct. 2-8
Stocks gained ground as higher oil prices lifted the energy-heavy Toronto Stock Exchange, while the prospects of an interest rate increase in the U.S. receded further into the background. Brent crude futures posted four straight closes above…
US stocks rise, Oct. 2-8
U.S. equities advanced, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing 4.8% to 17,050.75. The S&P 500 Index advanced 4.7% to 2,103.43 for its highest level in seven weeks. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 4% to 4,810.79. The spot price for gold…
Scotiabank’s Mohr: Palladium ‘oversold’
Scotiabank economist and commodity specialist Patricia Mohr says palladium offers the greatest upside within the platinum group metals (PGMs) due to rising demand for car ownership in China and the central government’s wish to improve…
Editorial: Navigating the new terrain of mine financing
In early October, The Northern Miner was privileged to play host to a roundtable discussion bringing together some of the heaviest hitters and nimblest minds on Bay and Howe streets to hash out the state of alternate finance methods in the…
Amerigo secures new resource in old tailings
Amerigo Resources (TSX: ARG; US-OTC: ARREF) hasn’t lost much time since it cut a deal with Codelco in April 2014 to treat a new source of tailings from the miner’s El Teniente mine — the world’s largest underground…