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…
VANCOUVER — Mining giants BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BLT) and Vale (NYSE: VALE) haven’t offered much detail about a large-scale tailings dam breach at the Samarco iron ore joint venture in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state,…
The mining sector is facing a Darwinian moment, delegates at the first annual Technology and Innovation in Mining conference in Toronto heard in September.
U.S. equities were in free-fall during the first two days of the week, as Chinese stock indexes plunged nearly 9% and 8%, respectively — among their worst performances since December 1996 — while the price of West Texas Intermediate…
Worldwide, Western Australia could be considered ground zero for fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) mining operations, with thousands of mining personnel daily making the air commute from home in pleasant cities like Perth to work for long stretches at…
The Greek crisis and the Chinese stock market crash monopolized headlines, while the U.S. trade deficit widened to US$42 billion in May from US$40.9 billion in April. U.S. market indexes were relatively flat, with the Dow Jones Industrial…
VANCOUVER — Canadian giant Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) is considering a mega deal for Germany’s K+S Aktiengesellschaft that could materially change the landscape in the fertilizer business….
VANCOUVER — Canadian giant Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) is considering a mega deal for Germany’s K+S Aktiengesellschaft that could materially change the landscape in the fertilizer…
In April BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage of BHP Billiton (LSE: BLT) spin-off South32, (LSE: S32; US-OTCBB: SOUHY)commenting that the shares of the newly created mining company “represent a more compelling investment than BHP…
A recent prefeasibility study shows privately held firm TMAC Resources’ Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut has what it takes to be a low-cost, long-life underground operation, with first production starting as early as 2016.
Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC) acquired a 51% stake in Labrador Iron Mines’ (TSX: LIM) Howse iron ore deposit in Labrador for $30-million cash in 2013.
VANCOUVER — A dearth in the availability of traditional equity financing has led to the rise of specialist, mining-related investment funds, and another major player is taking the field. In early March, new private mining venture X2…
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