March 6, 2018 Barrick moves forward with plan to make every employee an owner The gold miner’s employees will receive this year 90 shares each, taking the total held by staff to more than 1.5 million shares.
March 6, 2018 Congo’s Kabila meeting with mining companies postponed Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's plan to discuss proposed changes to mining royalties with mining company representatives on Tuesday has been postponed by a day.
March 6, 2018 Acoustic Zoom wins #DisruptMining 2018 Acoustic Zoom's method is intended to help exploration teams drill smarter, guide planning and achieve investment value quicker with more actionable and accurate information.
March 5, 2018 Why leading investors are backing gold Legendary investor Rick Rule, Chief Executive Officer, Sprott US Holdings, speaking ahead of his appearance at Mines and Money Asia, is positive on gold equities for 2018.
March 5, 2018 Ontario wants high-tech mines up north According to the Minister of Northern Development and Mines, the Province wants to help improve mine productivity in the region, increase operating efficiencies, and contribute to the global expansion of…
March 5, 2018 Thirty-three illegal miners arrested at abandoned site in South Africa According to the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, illegal miners in the country usually belong to organised crime syndicates.
March 5, 2018 BC mining and exploration sees resurgence after years of stagnation The survey found that exploration expenditures across BC totaled $246 million in 2017, up $41 million (20%), from the year before.
March 5, 2018 Global metals exploration anticipated to rise 20% in 2018 Global spending on the search for nonferrous metals rose to an estimated US$8.4 billion in 2017, compared with US$7.3 billion in 2016.
March 4, 2018 Australia’s gold production may rise to record in 2018 – report Production in 2017 rose by 3 tonnes from the year before to 301 tonnes, equal to about 9.7 million ounces and the highest since 1999.
March 4, 2018 Lundin Gold eyes growth after mine in Ecuador built “We want to grow to be an at least 1-million-ounce-a-year producer with three to four operations,” said Chief Executive Ron Hochstein at PDAC.
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