By Stefan Gleason, Last year was one of the worst on record for a conventional stock and bond portfolio. The major stock and bond market indexes both fell by double digits.Investors who were diversified into physical precious metals fared much better. While it wasn't a banner year for gold and silver markets, they eked out slight gains – which translated into a massive outperformance versus...Read More
Mining companies continue to embrace digital technology to improve productivity and safety, and to make the most of insights made possible by big data and increasingly connected equipment and operations. But in the wake of at least two high-profile incidents involving the mining industry in recent months, experts agree that mining companies are not well prepared to deal with escalating and evolvin...Read More
The Northern Miner recently sat down with BHP Xplor's VP Sonia Scarselli to discuss the recent announcement of the accelerator program's first cohort of companies.The seven companies selected will receive funding and support under the BHP Xplor program, which is designed to help provide participants with the opportunity to accelerate their growth and the potential to establish a long-term partners...Read More
The geophysical community lost a giant on Dec. 22, 2022, when Norm Paterson passed away, a month short of his 97th birthday. Paterson's remarkable career spanned a range of techniques and a number of companies that built strong legacies, with contributions to the full exploration cycle from instrument development to interpretation. He touched and influenced a number of prominent geophysicists alon...Read More