February 7, 2014

Harmony Gold halts all operations in South Africa after two new fatalities

The accidents at Harmony this week are among the worst since a fire at a Gold Fields mine in 2012.

February 7, 2014

Gold dips on US jobs report, but jumps back heading to six-week gains

The yellow metal has climbed nearly 1.5% this week.

February 7, 2014

Moroccan villagers step up actions against massive silver mine

After over two years of occupation, protesters say it's time for someone to listen to their demands.

February 6, 2014

New Gold reports lowest costs in its history, investors not impressed

Gold reserves per share increased by 127%.

February 6, 2014

Q3 winning streak over: ‘Considerable underperformance’ among Canadian miners in Q4

EY's Canadian Mining Eye index shows a 9% loss in Q4 2013 and 45% for the year.

February 6, 2014

Big win for Centerra: Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament approves Kumtor joint venture

But the company warns the resolution also calls for further audits of the Kumtor operation and continue pursuing claims for environmental and economic damages, which Centerra disputes.

February 6, 2014

Tragic end for Harmony’s Doornkop miners: eight found dead

One other miner is still missing.

February 6, 2014

Africa’s rising risks jeopardizing recent mining growth: report

Analysts claim Sub-Saharan Africa's investment environment is deteriorating.

February 6, 2014

MAX – Midas gold shareholder Vista Gold selling portion of stake to raise funds

The company burns roughly $1 million per month and was sitting on just over $4 million in cash as of September 30, 2013.

February 5, 2014

Legendary geologist Brent Cook shares his rules for weeding out flaky companies

If now is the time to accumulate deeply discounted companies with strong fundamentals in advance of a hot junior market in 2015, how can an investor tell if a company…