October 25, 2017

Freeport says Grasberg stake to fall to 29% – shares dumped

Investors ignore positive third quarter results to focus on lack of meaningful progress in talks with Indonesia over future of giant Grasberg mine.

October 25, 2017

Rhodium price roars to six-year high

Precious metal is up 114% or $880 an ounce in 2017 as above-ground stocks are "bled dry".

October 25, 2017

Poland’s KGHM chief sees high copper prices boosting earnings this year

"I think that the third-quarter results will confirm that the full-year EBITDA will be higher than last year," says KGHM CEO Radoslaw Domagalski-Labedzki

October 25, 2017

Barrick Gold’s Tanzania deal may set expensive precedent

Shareholders argue Barrick decision to hand Tanzania 50 percent of "economic benefits" from Acacia's mines may set baseline for future host nations' demands.

October 24, 2017

Juniors oppose Barrick’s plans to turn an old mine into a ski resort

"Barrick must be stopped!", a junior miner wrote.

October 24, 2017

Brazil congressional committees vote on reforms helping small miners

While an estimated 61 larger miners will pay more, about 30,000 smaller miners seen as larger job creators will pay less.

October 24, 2017

Philippines open pit mining ban could be lifted before year end

Mines minister says will follow new recommendations of environment regulator reviving projects like giant Tampakan, Silangan copper-gold mines.

October 24, 2017

Eric Sprott: Novo Resources, Garibaldi Resources, and a life learned lessons in resources

Commodity prices are more important than production increases.

October 23, 2017

Barrick Gold’s nickel mine could become a ski resort

The complex would be called the Giant Nickel All Season Resort.

October 23, 2017

UNEP urges mining companies to better manage tailings facilities

The agency is urging mining companies to put safety first and avoid erecting dams using methods that are known to be high risk.