Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief

Illegal gold mining profits for rebels in Colombia five times larger than cocaine

A kilogram of cocaine can sell for about $2,570 in the Colombian jungle, while a kilogram of gold can fetch 19 times that, say insiders.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 24, 2013 | 12:25 pm

Congo refutes NGO accusations against Chinese miners

Report singled them out as the main cause of human rights abuses in the country, particularly in Katanga, Congo's copper belt province.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 24, 2013 | 10:15 am

South Africa’s mining sector watchful: gold wage talks coming up

The chambers of mines will kick-off talks in early July.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2013 | 5:04 pm

Asteroid miner exceeds $1 million crowd-funding goal

Planetary Resources is now going for $2 million and has created new incentives to lure backers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2013 | 4:04 pm

Gold, silver turn positive

Precious metals hit fresh multi-year lows in European trading before turning positive.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2013 | 1:34 pm

Chile’s court launches probe on why Barrick’s Pascua-Lama fine was reduced

It was cut down from $16 million to $12 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2013 | 11:31 am

Junior miners in Quebec get a push with new $250 development fund

The new fund plans plans to invest between $5 million and $20 million in each miner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2013 | 7:00 pm

Silver found to be key weapon in fight against antibiotics resistance

Adding silver to antibiotics can make them up to 1,000 times more effective, say experts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2013 | 2:42 pm

Fortescue delays $3.8 bn infrastructure sale in Australia’s iron ore belt

Delay affects smaller iron ore miners who were hoping a deal would unlock access to key rail and export ports.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2013 | 11:34 am

Millions of dollars paid by diamond miners in Zimbabwe vanish

Parliamentary committee found "serious discrepancies" between what diamond companies claimed to have paid in local taxes, and what the government said it had received.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2013 | 7:44 pm

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