July 29, 2015

New chapter in controversial Barkerville Gold saga

Following last year’s resignation of founder and former CEO Frank Callaghan, the company brought in a new CEO – Tom Obradovich, a key player in Aurelian Resources Inc., which was…

July 29, 2015

Gold mining restarts near remote town in Western Australia’s north

The Kimberley town, which sparked the late 1800s Western Australian gold rush, is seeing a rebirth of the industry.

July 29, 2015

Randgold continues to invest in Loulo

Randgold Resources is gearing up to take over the underground mining operations at Loulo’s Yalea and Gara mines in line with its continuing drive to reduce costs and develop a…

July 29, 2015

Gold to dip below $1,000 by end of the year – report

Gold is doomed. That seems to be the message being deliverd by several analysts who predict prices for the metal will hit fresh historic lows by the end of 2015.

July 29, 2015

Catastrophic mine waste spills increasing in frequency, severity and cost world-wide

On 1st anniversary of North America’s worst mine waste disaster, failures shown to be global trend attributable to industry & regulatory failure to implement best practices.

July 29, 2015

Antofagasta cuts copper output forecast for the year

This is the second time this year that the London-listed miner slashes its annual copper production guidance.

July 29, 2015

Diver finds $1 million in 300-year-old gold coins off Florida coast

A member of a Florida family hit the jackpot when he found $1 million-worth of gold artifacts, including a royal coin from the Spanish king, recovered from a ship that…

July 28, 2015

Deutsche: Gold price has another 30% to fall – and soon

Fresh lows in coming months and eventual decline to $750 represents fair value according to inflation-adjusted historical averages says bank's new research.

July 28, 2015

‘Trapped’ Chinese stock investors key to gold demand

With trading in half of all equities halted by Beijing even those Chinese investors wishing to seek a safe haven in gold cannot do so says new report.

July 28, 2015

Codelco halts world’s largest open pit copper mine over strike

Things took a turn for the worse Friday, when a worker was shot dead by police near the company's smaller Salvador mine in northern Chile.