July 8, 2014

Chile’s Supreme Court begins hearings on Barrick Gold’s appeal to $16m fine

The appeal follows a confusing ruling in March this year that revoked the penalty, the largest ever imposed in the country, only to force the country's environmental watchdog to rewrite…

July 7, 2014

Freeport, Indonesia reach preliminary deal over copper exports

Newmont, instead, was called to return to the negotiation table or face the consequences.

July 4, 2014

BHP hikes iron-ore supply to oust China rivals

Production ramp-up comes despite price plunge earlier this year.

July 4, 2014

Five mining stocks billionaire George Soros is buying

In 2010 at the World Economic Forum, legendary investor George Soros called gold “the ultimate asset bubble.” He failed to mention, however, that his hedge fund had just doubled the…

July 4, 2014

Namibia advances plans of selling diamonds without De Beers

Minister of Mines and Energy Isak Katali said the idea is to give diamond dealers and manufacturers the opportunity to buy directly from locals.

July 3, 2014

Freeport-McMoran mulls selling one of largest copper mines in Chile

Sale of Candelaria mine could raise several billion dollars, according to people familiar with the matter quoted by WSJ.com.

July 3, 2014

Glencore smashes claims it paid zero tax in Australia over last three years

In an email to staff the company's coal chief executive, Peter Freyberg, revealed details of tax payments.

July 3, 2014

Outperforming Lucara likely to use its paper to grow

Share price continues to hit all-time highs.

July 2, 2014

BHP may cut more iron-ore jobs

Firm says no connection with iron-ore price.

July 2, 2014

Mongolia approves major overhaul to mining law

New law expands the proportion of Mongolia’s area available to mining and exploration from 8% to 20%, among other investor-friendly changes.