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Roundup 2013: HDI’s Thiessen sees ‘mining renaissance’
The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) kicked off its Mineral Exploration Roundup 2013 on Jan. 27 with a flurry of activity here in Vancouver. Billed as the world’s premier technical mineral exploration…
GFMS sees higher gold prices in 2013
Gold market consulting firm Thomson Reuters GFMS is calling for renewed strength in the bull market for gold in the year ahead. The prediction came as GFMS unveiled the second update to its Gold Survey 2012 at a presentation in mid-January in…
Roundup 2013: HDI’s Thiessen sees ‘mining renaissance’ in B.C.
VANCOUVER — The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) kicked off its Mineral Exploration Roundup 2013 on Jan. 27 with a flurry of activity here in Vancouver. Billed as the world’s premier technical mineral…
Editorial: Livin’ la vida Boka
Another sad chapter was written in the life of John Paterson in mid-January, with the 62-year-old disgraced founder and former CEO of Southwestern Resources receiving a sentence of six years in prison for creating hundreds of bogus assay…
Commentary: Is iron ore rally overdone?
Spot prices for iron ore fines delivered to China touched a three-year low of US$87 per tonne in September 2012, before rebounding to US$119 per tonne in December and to the US$158- to US$160-per-tonne level of recent days. The question is:…
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Editorial: Buh-bye Hollywood, visit me in Yellowknife
Canada’s brief but glamorous affair with one of the world’s great ultra-luxury brands came to a swift end in the new year, with Harry Winston Diamond striking a deal to sell its famed retail diamond jewellery and timepiece division…
Is the iron ore rally overdone?
Spot prices for iron ore fines delivered to China touched a three-year low in September 2012 of US$87 per tonne before rebounding to US$119 per tonne in December and to the US$158-US$160 per-tonne level of recent days. The question is, where…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Editorial: Goldcorp adopts ‘all-in’ cost metric
A decade ago gold was worth less than US$300 per oz., and gold producers were desperate to attract investors. One method they developed was to report gold-production costs using a minimalist metric, making their potential for profit seem larger.
Rising steel production in India to bolster coking coal prices
Talk of coal usually focuses on the thermal variety — the lower-carbon black rock burned in generators to produce electricity — to the neglect of the higher-quality variety used in steelmaking. The focus makes sense: the world…