Editorial: Disruption – The new normal
What was surprising about the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference this year was how many people actually showed up, with Covid-19 ripping around the world. According to…
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Editorial: China must ban wildlife trade to prevent new viruses
When the coronavirus that caused Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) became a worldwide health emergency between November 2002 and July 2003, I was the bureau chief for The Far Eastern…
Editorial: Sustainability tops discussions at Davos
In December, Time named Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg its person of the year — the youngest person ever awarded the accolade in the magazine’s nearly 100-year history. The 17-year-old…
Editorial: Canadians mourn loss of fellow citizens on Flight PS752
More than a thousand people attending the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame gala in Toronto on Jan. 9 bowed their heads in silence for the 57 Canadians and 119 other…
Editorial: Top stories of 2019
The mining industry had its share of tragedy this year starting in January with the murder of Canadian geologist Kirk Woodman in Burkina Faso and Vale’s tailings dam disaster in…
Most-clicked stories of 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, we take a look at the most-clicked stories on our website this year, in descending order. No. 1: Interview: The LME’s new cobalt contract By…
Editorial: Glencore in the crosshairs
Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg said in 2018 that he expected to retire within three or four years. But during an investor day in London on Dec. 3, the South African…
Editorial: Use of force against protesters in Chile alarms UN, Human Rights Watch
Since protests in Chile erupted over a subway fare increase in early October and morphed into broader demonstrations over income equality, inadequate public services and high household debt, at least…
Editorial: Diamond sector battles crisis fatigue
They say it’s darkest before the dawn. Let’s hope that holds true for the diamond sector. We try to strike a hopeful note here at Diamonds in Canada about an…
Editorial: Violence in Mexico spirals out of control
The slaughter in Mexico in November of nine members of a local Mormon family horrified the world. Three women and six children were gunned down in broad daylight while driving…
Editorial: Argentina shifts to the left
Four years ago, Argentines elected Mauricio Macri as their president on his promise to fix the country’s troubled economy after 12 years of populist government under Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner…
Editorial: Cratering demand signals more trouble in coal country
The shift from coal to cheaper and cleaner fuel sources like natural gas and renewables claimed another victim in the U.S. last week. Peabody Energy said it will close its…