VANCOUVER — In its annual forward-looking report on mining trends, big-four financial consulting firm Deloitte had a clear message for industry players: do not sacrifice future growth in the name of short-term capital savings. Deloitte…
The hard truth that it’s damn difficult to mine gold consistently at an industrial scale has hit home again these past few weeks, with the release of the latest round of quarterly results from Canada’s gold miners.
The global economic recession caused platinum demand in the car and jewellery sectors to enter a cyclical downturn. However, a substantial supply reduction, after the labour strife in South Africa moved the platinum market from surplus to…
Mine workers at Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) (AGPPY-O) are going back to work, putting to rest a series of wildcat strikes that all but crippled South Africa’s platinum-mining industry.
The global economic recession caused platinum demand in the car and jewelry sectors to enter a cyclical downturn. However, a substantial supply reduction due to the labour strife in South Africa moved the platinum market from surplus to deficit…
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This week’s long-anticipated, US$500-million sale by BHP Billiton of its 80% stake in the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories and its remaining worldwide diamond assets to Harry Winston Diamond marks another epochal change in…
Several mining companies are digging into their pockets ahead of the holiday season and donating to charitable causes.
In defiance of the predictions of countless right-leaning pundits and some recent polling, U.S. President Barack Obama was re-elected on Nov. 6 in a surprisingly strong showing, particularly given the prolonged weakness in the U.S. economy that…
London-based resource market analyst Roskill Information Services is predicting significant shifts in the supply and demand dynamics of the natural and synthetic graphite industry.
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