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US stocks rise, Nov. 13-19

U.S. equities gained after the Federal Reserve signalled a possible December rate hike at its last policy meeting, suggesting the U.S. economy is getting stronger. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.6% to finish at 17,448.07, the S&P…


The headframe at St Andrew Goldfields' flagship Holt gold mine, 53 km east of Timmins, Ontario, which operates at a rate of 1,300 tonnes per day. Credit: St Andrew Goldfields

Cliffs shutters Northshore amid weak iron ore demand

Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF), the largest U.S.-based iron ore producer, is temporarily closing its Northshore Mining operation in Minnesota by Dec. 1, to reduce its record-high iron ore inventory levels amid weaker iron ore demand in…






Aluminum cuts deepest for facilities in US

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is idling three of its four U.S. aluminum smelters, taking out annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes of aluminum and 1.2 million tonnes of alumina to curb costs, amid low prices.


Caterpillar's Command for Hauling fully autonomous truck.  Credit: Caterpillar

Adventures in automation

Leaders in the mining industry are starting to recognize that automation is part of the answer to the sector’s productivity problems, says Michael Murphy, chief engineer, mining technology enabled solutions with leading mining sector…


US stocks inch up, Oct. 30-Nov. 5

U.S. equities stayed in positive territory, as investors waited for the monthly jobs report and possible reasons for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates in December. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 107.63 points, or 0.6%, to…


The thiosulphate plant at Barrick Gold's Goldstrike mine.  Credit: Barrick Gold

Barrick pioneers cyanide-free processing at Goldstrike

Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) hit a major milestone late last year, after it poured its first cyanide-free gold bar at its Goldstrike operations in Nevada using nothing other than a common potato fertilizer.



Barrick Gold's Cortez gold mine, 100 km southwest of Elko, Nevada. The mine produced 902,000 oz. gold in 2014.Source: Barrick Gold

Barrick, Agnico Eagle rise to the occasion

A slew of mining companies have recently rolled out their third-quarter financials, including Toronto-based gold miners Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM). Both firms published better than expected…


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