October 8, 2014

Chile to loosen major miners’ grip on idle land

Chile’s government will seek talks with large-scale mining companies to make more land available for smaller mineral explorers as it seeks to expand the copper industry, the world’s largest.

October 7, 2014

Chile’s top court orders Goldcorp to halt El Morro mine

Once again the mining giant's $3.9 million project can't move forward until local indigenous groups who oppose it are better consulted.

October 7, 2014

KEFI to mine for Gold in Ethiopia

KEFI Minerals (AIM: KEFI), an emerging gold miner with projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is pleased to announce that it has…

October 7, 2014

Doug Casey: likely to be a super-bubble in these crappy little mining stocks

“As we speak, in the end of 2014, I think we're pretty close to the edge of the precipice”

October 7, 2014

Why Gold, Crude Prices Have Hit Multi-Year Lows

Precious metals seem to have joined the global downturn in commodity prices, with gold tumbling to its lowest level in 15 months on Monday.

October 7, 2014

Infographic: 15 greatest gold heists of all time

There have been multiple occurrences in history where evildoers have breached security measures and gold has fallen into the wrong hands.

October 7, 2014

RPM to lead partner presence at SAP Mining and Metals Forum with talk on disruptive technologies in mining

Speaking at a 300-plus delegate event in Germany RPM’s CEO, Mr. Richard Mathews said there is an ongoing productivity Transformation in mining, which is set to challenge conventional thinking.

October 7, 2014

Gold market sentiment takes a big turn for the worse

Gold’s $20 plunge on Friday was accompanied by a big increase in bullishness among gold timers. That’s just the opposite of what you would expect.

October 7, 2014

Gold output hike boosts Mexico’s Durango state appeal

The news represents a relief for local authorities, which have seen several projects halted in recent months.

October 7, 2014

Renaissance Gold Starts Drilling at the Fourth of July Project Humboldt Range Nevada

The project lies in the northern portion of a prolific belt of silver+/-gold deposits in the Humboldt Range in Pershing County that includes the evolving Spring Valley Project, being developed…