September 5, 2018 World’s biggest miner speeds hunt for copper assets, buys stake in SolGold BHP will gain access to SolGold's Cascabel project, in northern Ecuador, believed to have the potential to become one of the largest copper-gold assets ever discovered.
September 5, 2018 China’s Zijin to buy Nevsun for $1.41bn after Lundin takeover rejected The Chinese gold and base metals producer will give Nevsun Cdn$6 per share in cash, trumping Lundin’s C$4.75 a share bid launched in July.
September 4, 2018 Chaarat Gold ups Kyrgyz Republic project resource by 46 pct The Central Asia-focused explorer and developer said Tulkubash’s measured and indicated resource is now over 1.4 million ounces of gold, while the grade also rose 57% to 1.35g/t gold.
September 4, 2018 Tahoe’s Escobal mine licence to remain suspended — Guatemalan court Guatemala's highest court ruling says mining operations will be suspended until government carries out consultation of the local indigenous people.
September 3, 2018 Eastern Goldfields suspends Davyhurst gold operations More than 30 workers have been made redundant.
September 3, 2018 Northern Star raises funds to buy gold mine in Alaska The Australian miner was able to raise almost $1.3 million to help fund the acquisition of its first overseas asset.
September 3, 2018 Lonmin’s largest shareholder backs takeover by Sibanye-Stillwater Lonmin has been the biggest casualty in South Africa's platinum mining industry.
September 2, 2018 Colombia asks for Venezuela’s cooperation in case of five murdered miners The workers were killed in a gold mine in the southern Bolívar state.
September 2, 2018 The challenge of creating a solution that avoids mining transcripts Developers want to ease up geologists' work.
August 31, 2018 Upside targets for gold, gold stocks and silver After a vicious selloff precious metals have stabilized. Its not a surprise given the breadth and sentiment extremes we noted and had predicted earlier.
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