June 6, 2019 Something Big Is Coming MINING.COM was launched in February 2011 and quickly grew to become the most read mining news and opinion site in the world. […]
June 6, 2019 Diamond markets under pressure — Rapaport The international group says sales of polished diamonds below 0.50 carats are slow due to excess supply, weak Chinese demand and tight Indian liquidity.
June 4, 2019 Global economic growth downgraded to 2.6% in 2019 — World Bank Global growth in 2019 has been downgraded 0.3 percentage point below previous forecasts, reflecting weaker-than expected international trade and investment at the start of the year, the World Bank says.
June 3, 2019 Gold price builds momentum as hedge funds add 36% to bullish bets Large-scale speculators in gold futures are positioning for an extended gold rally.
May 31, 2019 Agnico’s Meliadine mine reaches commercial production The mine, near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, is expected to produce about 230,000 ounces of gold this year at total cash costs of $612 per oz.
May 31, 2019 CHART: Worst May for US stocks in 9 years lights fire under gold price Gold price jumps on safe haven demand amid trade war, but main trigger for extended rally will be declines on US equity markets, says new report.
May 29, 2019 Rare earth stocks come out winners in China-US trade war The threat of "weaponizing" rare earths by China means potential sellers of the minerals to the US stand to gain from a tightened international supply and higher prices.
May 27, 2019 Danakali about to secure financing for potash project in Eritrea Debt financing agreements worth $200 million could be finalized “any day” and are expected to catalyze equity financing to start the almost 30-month development of the 1.1 billion-tonne Colluli sulphate…
May 24, 2019 Royal Road’s shares jump on Agnico Eagle investment The company's shares jumped over 8% by mid-day Friday, following the announcement of a C$5 million private placement to develop Columbian gold assets.
May 22, 2019 Metso closes acquisition of HighService Service in Chile The acquisition was announced in January 2019 and was approved by the Chilean competition authority in March.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am