Editorial: Mainstream media misses the boat on gold prices
Gold investors have become far too familiar with the same old reasons offered by the financial press for short-term gold price movements.
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Editorial: Enviro report echoes feds’ priorities
Proposed changes to Canada’s Environmental Assessment Act could streamline and simplify the environmental approval process, much in-line with pledges already made by the federal Conservative government.
Editorial: All eyes on gold
Volatility returned with a vengeance to the gold markets as February drew to a close. The spot gold price tumbled US$92.10, or 5%, in a matter of hours to US$1,691.80 per oz. at presstime, resulting in the biggest one-day loss since…
Editorial: Another death at Vale’s Sudbury mines
The month of January closed out with Vale having temporarily halted all underground mining at its five nickel mines in Sudbury, Ont., following the death of a miner at the Coleman mine on Jan. 29.
Editorial: Closing time at Rick’s golden cafe
A big chapter in the corporate life of NovaGold Resources came to a close, with long-time president and CEO Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse bowing out of the company. The charismatic executive will stick around as a NovaGold director and as president of…
Editorial: Oppenheimer out
The decisive, US$5-billion exit of the storied Oppenheimer family from its 40% controlling interest in De Beers brings to a close a century of history in the global diamond trade.
Editorial: Expect more M&A in gold
In a presentation at this year’s Denver Gold Forum, Minefinders president and CEO Mark Bailey summed up the spirit of this year’s event – a place where the lobbying and meetings continue non-stop over three days from 7 a.m. over a continental…
Editorial: Normandeau’s heart will go on
The onset of autumn can bring out a reflective mood in people.
Editorial: Bloomberg funds anti-coal bandwagon
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg raised the ire of America’s coal miners and coal-dependent utilities in late July, with his US$50-million donation to the Sierra Club’s “Beyond Coal” campaign.
Editorial: Is Barrick tired of gold?
We keep getting surprised by the latest developments in the fate of newbie copper miner Equinox Minerals.
Editorial: Bidding wars heat up
The talk of the North American mining scene in mid-March was the ratcheting up of two high-profile bidding wars.
Editorial: Glencore moves on Xstrata
February kicked off with news of a mega merger the likes of which have not been seen since before the 2008 global financial crisis and the ensuing nosedive in commodities prices.