September 9, 2016

Trilogy follows Kennecott’s footsteps in Alaska

A century later, a new high-grade mining story in Alaska is emerging and has quietly attracted an incredible list of backers including Electrum Group, Paulson and Co, Baupost Group, and…

September 9, 2016

Mongolia readies to revive its giant Tavan Tolgoi coal mine

Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi (ETT), the state-owned company that holds the license to the deposit, has already begun evaluating bids and calculating the potential economic benefits of restarting it.

September 9, 2016

Nevsun completes switch to zinc

Vancouver-based miner ships first zinc concentrate from flagship Bisha mine in Eritrea which started life as a gold-silver project in 2010.

September 9, 2016

Norilsk: A blood red river runs through it

River near the eponymous city of world's top nickel and palladium miner turns crimson.

September 9, 2016

Australia’s Tiger Resources to fast-track plans to explore potential cobalt production at its African copper project

Tiger Resources Managing Director, Mr Michael Griffiths, released the positive results of an independent study the Company had commissioned to investigate the viability of producing cobalt at its Kipoi Project…

September 9, 2016

Australian think tank seeks more strategic approach to engaging Africa’s economy and mining sector

The call was made in Perth today by the Canberra-based Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) in an address to the third and final day of the Paydirt 2016 Africa Down…

September 8, 2016

Newmont ranked mining industry leader by Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for second year in a row

Newmont was the first gold company named to the index in 2007, and has been included on the DJSI North America Index every year since 2006.

September 8, 2016

EPA adds Colorado gold mine to new Superfund pollution sites

Move comes thirteen months after an EPA crew mistake caused millions of gallons of bright orange wastewater to taint rivers in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.

September 8, 2016

China cargoes keep copper price positive

For the first eight months copper concentrate imports are up 35% at nearly 11 million tonnes.

September 8, 2016

African project funding slowly starting to improve: financial expert

Addressing today the second day of the three day Paydirt 2016 Africa Down Under mining conference in Perth Speaking on day two, Northcott Capital Managing Director, Mr Nick Martin, said…