Chinese miners to pour $7.4bn into Peru
A number of iron ore, copper and gold mines are being built and expanded over the next five years.
Frik Els , Editor
Frik has 20 years’ experience as a business journalist across a range of industries including automotive, technology and entertainment markets. Frik has an entry in Global Mining Observer’s Who’s Who of Mining 2018, and contributions to publications and conferences including Business Insider, Investing.com, Mines & Money London and New York, Vancouver Resources Investment, Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto and Canadian Mining Symposium in London, UK. He’s been interviewed on CBC Radio and Korea State TV and quoted in the Financial Post.
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Centamin pounded again after Egypt update scares investors
The company said it has to resume gold exports shortly or it will run out of money to cover running cost at its Sukari mine.
Foreign mining firms face up to 50% wage hikes in Zambia
Pay and working conditions have become a thorny issue in Zambia particularly when it comes to the many Chinese-run mines in the country.
Anglo board reportedly considering cellphone titan for CEO
"Appointing Nhleko as CEO will come out of the blue for international investors."
Molycorp explodes as insiders go on buying spree
Traders follow company execs and pile into the rare earth miner sending the stock up 19%
Central bank: 95% of mined Philippines gold is smuggled out
After the government started enforcing a 7% tax on precious metals, most small-scale producers started selling to smugglers.
Did rivals try to scupper BHP’s uranium sale to Cameco?
Unconfirmed reports have Rio and Paladin make separate submissions to the federal government to block the sale of Western Australia's largest uranium deposit.
Gold price on a Black Friday tear
Weak dollar, no EU deal and fresh violence at South Africa's mines help gold price through $1,750.
Thousands march on Chinese gold mine in Mexico
32 communities in Puebla, Mexico have given Chinese company JDC Minerals an ultimatum of 24 hours to abandon its La Lupe mine.
Manufacturing recovery? Aluminum tells different story as Chinese bauxite imports fall 30%
The drop comes amid a serious overcapacity problem in the electrolytic aluminum industry.
Top 50 mining companies power through Iran war – up $250 billion in 2026
The world’s 50 biggest mining stocks shrug off global turmoil, hitting a combined $2.4 trillion value in Q1, but the tide did not lift all boats.