February 13, 2018 Rio Tinto becomes sole owner of Pistol Bay uranium assets in Canada Rio Tinto had already earned a 75% interest in the C-4-5-6 property, and it was expected to exercise its option to acquire full interest by 2019.
February 13, 2018 Another death at one of Sibanye-Stillwater gold mines A worker died on Monday night while clearing a blocked ore pass at the company’s Driefontein gold operation in South Africa.
February 12, 2018 Seabridge dealing with damages from previous mining activities in northern BC The Toronto-based miner is carrying out a comprehensive environmental remediation program at its Iskut project.
February 12, 2018 Embattled Acacia Mining ends painful year with $700-million loss The miner has also scrapped its 2017 dividend after full-year core earnings fell by more than a third because of a ban on unprocessed mineral exports in Tanzania.
February 12, 2018 Gold giant Barrick faces grilling after fall to bottom of pack Even with rising gold prices and a strengthened balance sheet, the world’s largest gold producer left shareholders with the worst returns among its top North American peers last year.
February 11, 2018 Drilling for copper and gold could start this year near Mount St. Helens The U.S. Forest Service signed off on exploration for copper, gold and other minerals on 900 federal acres that lie just outside the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in…
February 11, 2018 Alexco preparing to resume silver mining in Yukon later this year Although a final production decision has not been made, Canada's Alexco Resource Corp. is preparing to resume mining of silver and related minerals late this year in the Yukon's Keno…
February 11, 2018 18 die in clash at Venezuelan gold mine Eighteen people have been killed in Venezuela at an illegal gold mine following clashes with security forces.
February 9, 2018 An update on the future of mining: urban mining Technical analyst Clive Maund reviews the charts of two urban miners that he views as strong buys.
February 9, 2018 Ten-year yields point to higher commodities: Shelley Goldberg The correlation between commodity price and the 10-year has been strong over time, for a number of reasons.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
