December 7, 2017 Canadian federal court rejects Taseko’s proposed $1.5bn copper-gold project The federal court dismissed Taseko's applications for New Prosperity Mine, and ordered the company to pay court costs to the Tsilhqot’in First Nation.
December 7, 2017 Asia Gold-Price dip gives small spark to demand; India buyers unmoved Demand for physical gold picked up in most Asian centres this week as prices fell, but drop in local rates to four-month lows failed to lure buyers in India.
December 7, 2017 Will technology spur gold demand? This week, the WGC released a market update entitled “Technology – a brighter outlook?”. What are the main conclusions of the report?
December 7, 2017 Indonesia’s Freeport-Rio plan masks longer-term issues: Russell Proposed three-way deal between the Indonesian government, Rio Tinto and Freeport to clean up ownership of Grasberg 'ignores the wider picture'.
December 7, 2017 Massive Oyu Tolgoi mine to more than double gold production in 2018 Rio Tinto-controlled Turquoise Hill is also predicting costs to fall about 2.8%.
December 7, 2017 Harmony Gold says Moab Khotsong mine purchase to boost cash flows The $300 million deal, which incorporates the Great Noligwa underground mine and related infrastructure, is expected to boost Harmony's operational cash flow by 60%.
December 7, 2017 AngloGold gets going on $36 million expansion of Western Australia mine Strategy adds 2.1 million ounces to Tropicana's business plan and extends the mine life by seven years to 2027.
December 7, 2017 Miner dies at Harmony Gold Tshepong mine Company currently working on recovering the body.
December 7, 2017 Displaced by mining, Peru villagers spurn shiny new town The remote town of Nueva Fuerabamba was built to house around 1,600 people who gave up their village and farmland to make room for a massive, open-pit copper mine.
December 7, 2017 Sumitomo Metal Mining joint venture with IAMGOLD receives prestigious PDAC award DLA Piper (Canada) LLP is pleased to announce that the joint venture between Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (“Sumitomo”) and Toronto-based IAMGOLD Corporation (“IAMGOLD”) for the Côté Gold Project…
Chile regulator approves Codelco-SQM lithium deal hours after announcing audit The resolution comes hours after the top regulator announced it would launch an "unprecedented audit". December 19, 2025 | 03:13 pm
