March 25, 2021 Lundin Gold starts drilling at Barbasco First drill hole is now in progress on the Emperador concession, about 7km from Lundin's Fruta del Norte gold-silver mine in Ecuador.
March 25, 2021 Wheaton acquires gold stream from Capstone’s Santo Domingo project Wheaton will pay Capstone a total upfront cash consideration of $290 million.
March 25, 2021 Sundance refers iron ore dispute with Congo Republic to arbitration Congo's government revoked Sundance affiliate Congo Iron's permit in December and awarded it to a little known company backed by Chinese investment.
March 25, 2021 Petra Diamond’s mine guards face fresh human rights abuse claims Guards at the Williamson mine in Tanzania are said to have deliberately swapped rubber projectiles with metal shot against trespassers.
March 25, 2021 Tungsten producers may have to look at new markets – report An analysis by Roskill states that tungsten prices and consumption in the automotive sector may never recover to 2017 levels.
March 25, 2021 Illegal gold rush in the Amazon raises risk to indigenous people Illegal gold and diamond mining in Brazil’s Amazon rain forest is threatening South America’s largest group of native people who still live in relative isolation.
March 25, 2021 Class action against Rio Tinto over Oyu Tolgoi escalates US hedge fund’s lawsuit claims the miner concealed the true cause of the mine expansion delays, which Rio had largely blamed on the site's geology.
March 24, 2021 China’s epic sandstorm lifts the price of coal that caused it Thermal coal prices could go higher still as China’s worst sandstorm in a decade tightens supply.
March 24, 2021 Companies keep too much of Peru’s metal wealth, top candidate says The front-runner in Peru’s presidential race said he’s ready to take a tougher stance against mining companies.
March 24, 2021 Chevron pulls plug on Kitimat LNG project in BC Chevron owns a 50% stake in the project and will halt further funding after failing to find a buyer.
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
