Editorial: Gold hops back into the saddle
Gold prices are showing renewed vigour as March begins, with spot prices rising to four-month highs above US$1,340 per oz. at press time, building on the Valentine’s Day crossing of the US$1,300 threshold.
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Four dynamos enter the CMHF
Four new inductees boasting outstanding achievements in the diverse fields of mining engineering consulting, modern mineral exploration and grassroots prospecting joined the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in the twenty-sixth annual ceremony in…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Gold reserves shrink as miners adjust to lower gold prices
VANCOUVER — Gold’s sliding price has forced mining majors to cancel new mines, shutter or sell high-cost operations, shelve expansion plans and dramatically write down asset valuations. Now gold’s price decline is cutting into…
Editorial: Turn of the tide?
Mid-February has seen a fresh wave optimism sweep through the mining industry with respect to improved operating and financial performance from the largest mining companies, including BHP Billiton, Anglo American, Rio Tinto, Vale and a host of…
Roskill: Chromium market growing, but producers face headwinds
The following outline by London-based Roskill Information Services examines diverging trends in the chromium market and how they may affect future supply, demand and prices.
ICMM’s Hodge explores Roundup’s themes
VANCOUVER — The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia’s (AME BC) annual Roundup conference each January marks the beginning of a new year, and reflects many of the themes and topics that will come to define the…
Is hedging making a comeback?
At the end of January, Australian gold producer Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) announced a hedge program of 100,000 oz. gold production for one year at an average gold price of A$1,462.16 (US$1,295.28) per oz., calling its decision a…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Metals, mining and money markets
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Mark O’Dea’s ‘science of discovery’ at Roundup
VANCOUVER — Over the past decade Mark O’Dea has become one of the strongest members of a new generation of explorers bent on making discoveries and running public mining companies the “right” way.
Guarded optimism for 2014 from PI Financial’s Jim Mustard
VANCOUVER — In the final talk of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia’s (AME BC) Roundup conference, PI Financial’s vice-president of mining investment banking Jim Mustard gave the audience reason to…