Mining sector forced to innovate
The mining sector is facing a Darwinian moment, delegates at the first annual Technology and Innovation in Mining conference in Toronto heard in September.
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DSI scoops up bolt business from Hilti
DYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI) has announced it is buying the intellectual property and manufacturing assets for the “OneStep” mining bolt from Hilti.
Eldorado Gold halts Greek ops as ministry revokes technical study
Haywood Securities analyst Kerry Smith says Greece’s energy minister Panos Skourletis was on a “fishing expedition” when he revoked the technical studies on Eldorado Gold’s (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) Skouries and Olympias…
Dalradian advances Curraghinalt amid low gold prices
Dalradian Resources (TSX: DNA) has published the results of first 25 drill holes from its 2015 exploration program on its Curraghinalt gold project in Northern Ireland, confirming the project’s quartz veins carry high-grade gold…
Freeport cash backs Reservoir’s high-grade Cukaru Peki prospect
Reservoir Minerals (TSXV: RMC; US-OTC: RVRLF) has reported an 84-metre drill intercept grading 10.8% copper and 10.86 grams gold (17.3% copper equivalent), including 46 metres of 15.9% copper and 16.77 grams gold (25.9% copper equivalent),…
Wall Street dips, June 29-July 2
U.S. equities fell ahead of the Independence Day weekend as Greece’s debt crisis continued. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index both lost 1.2% to end at 17,730.11 and 2,076.78. The spot gold price slipped 0.6% to…
[Update] PotashCorp aims to regain market influence with K+S bid
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….
Strike freezes production at Mandalay’s Cerro Bayo mine
Mandalay Resources (TSX: MND) has suspended operations at its Cerro Bayo silver-gold mine in southern Chile, after unionized workers went on strike.
PotashCorp aims to regain market influence with K+S bid
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…
Galantas Gold receives permits to build underground mine
Up until two years ago, Galantas Gold (TSXV: GAL) was producing a flotation concentrate containing gold, silver and lead from its small open-pit gold mine in northern Ireland, 150 km west of Belfast and 32 km from Dalradian Resources’…
Shining a spotlight on women in mining
As a lawyer with over 20 years of experience in corporate law and as general counsel for an investment firm, Lisa Davis was used to working with more men than women. But it wasn’t until five years ago when she joined PearTree Securities…
Eldorado improves economics at Certejin Romania
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has released a feasibility study on its 80.5%-held Certej project in central Romania, showing modest returns that are in-line with analyst expectations.