May 21, 2015

A mining investor’s guide to toll milling in Peru

Mining engineer Jamie Keech travels to Peru to learn about the toll milling business model that a lot of juniors are embracing.

May 21, 2015

Mali’s mining earnings drop on lower gold production, prices

Mali's earnings from its gold-dominated mining sector slipped by around six percent to just under 206 billion CFA francs ($350.60 million) last year due to a drop in output and…

May 21, 2015

AfroCan resources gold accelerating development of high-grade small ore bodies in Sub-Saharan Africa and Papua New Guinea

AfroCan Resources Gold Ltd advises that it has embarked upon the acquisition of a Tanzanian property with 112,000 oz inferred resource

May 20, 2015

One Canadian fund made a $700m bet on gold

Q1 filings show Toronto asset manager CI Investments poured $700 million into world's top gold-backed ETF while Credit Suisse upped its investment 4-fold.

May 20, 2015

Pending Argentine poll has potential to reverse economy and attract global mining investment

As Argentina heads into its turbulent President election in October, a senior economic forecaster visiting Australia says the poll will fuel renewed interest in that country’s mining sector – but…

May 20, 2015

BHP to pay $25 million in 2008 Beijing Olympics bribery probe

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission concluded BHP did violate a U.S. anti-corruption law by paying for officials and their families to attend the Games.

May 20, 2015

EU lawmakers surprise with vote on ‘blood metals’ ban

The main objective of the legislation is to ensure that profits from those so-called “blood metals” — tungsten, tin, tantalum and gold — do not go to African warlords.

May 20, 2015

BitGold disrupts financial services

Bitgold has taken Canada's capital markets by storm since it debuted last week.

May 20, 2015

Australian miners warned not to ignore ties between Latin America, Asia

The increasing engagement of Latin America with Asia may potentially be at the expense of Australia’s traditional sense of right to be a major Asian player, expert says.

May 20, 2015

B2Gold secures new US$350 million revolving credit facility

On May 20, 2015, the Company signed a credit agreement with a syndicate of international banks for a new Revolving Credit Facility (the "New RCF") for an aggregate amount of…