With nearly 1,650 companies listed, mining is one of the Toronto Stock Exchange’s most important sectors. The TSX and the TSX Venture Exchange are home to more than half of the world’s public mining companies, as Canada continues to…
As we go to press, rebel fighters from the M23 group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have pushed past Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, to the town of Sake, 20 km west, and claim they plan to march to Kinshasa, the…
The Quebec Mineral Exploration Association, or AEMQ, wrapped up its annual mineral exploration convention at the historic Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City on an optimisitic note.
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…
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