March 16, 2018

Mali says negotiating mining code revision but could act unilaterally

Many mines in Mali, Africa's third-largest gold producer, are protected from changes to the fiscal regime for 30 years.

March 16, 2018

Mongolia Oyu Tolgoi copper mine 2017 revenue drops 22% as construction delays weigh

Oyu Tolgoi booked $939.8 million in revenue for 2017, down from $1.2 billion the previous year.

March 16, 2018

Asia Gold-India prices discounted as festival fails to lure buyers

Dealers in India were offering a discount of up to $3 an ounce over official domestic prices, unchanged from last week.

March 16, 2018

Gold miners’ Q4’17 fundamentals

The major gold miners’ recently-released Q4’17 results prove they are thriving, despite their languishing stock prices.

March 15, 2018

Venezuela gold reserve value falls 14% in 2017

Gold now represents just under 70 per cent of the Central Bank's international reserves.

March 15, 2018

Three tonnes of dore bars strewn across runway at Russian airport

Dore bars fell from the sky.

March 15, 2018

Sprott gold report: gold resilient despite market volatility

For the month of February, gold equities declined 10.10%, while gold bullion fell a modest 2.08%, as measured by GLD.

March 15, 2018

Big miners arrive in the DRC to go over new mining code

The companies have just resigned from the Congolese Chamber of Commerce.

March 15, 2018

Canadian miner could reopen centenary Idaho mine

Toronto-based Bunker Hill Mining Co. would consider reopening its namesake mine on a limited basis by the end of the year.

March 14, 2018

Pinochet’s son mining permit application causes controversy in Chile

The Mayor of the city of Quilpué rejected the proposal.