December 22, 2013 Can Ontario unlock the mineral riches of the ‘Ring of Fire’ The mineral-rich area in remote Northwestern Ontario known as the ‘Ring of Fire’ has recently received a great deal of attention from the Ontario Provincial and Canadian Federal governments.
December 20, 2013 Peru’s $1bn Tia Maria copper mine gets social license, to restart mining soon Work is likely to restart within the next 90 days, a top government official said following a public meeting with local residents.
December 19, 2013 Glencore Xstrata raises stake in Africa’s copper belt The miner and commodities trading giant acquired an additional 14.5% interest in Mutanda, a copper mine in the province of Katanga, Congo.
December 18, 2013 Survey: 72% of miners see the global economy improving Confidence levels in the sector have improved dramatically over the last 12 months, reaching a two-year high.
December 18, 2013 Surprise resignations from Barrick board The company announced on Tuesday that long-time directors Donald Carty and Robert Franklin had resigned with immediate effect.
December 17, 2013 $78bn fall in gold assets leads record investor exit from commodities Precious metals main reason behind record decline and outflows from commodity assets under management in 2013.
December 16, 2013 Miners should launch a gold cartel or risk losing everything, advises Stephan Bogner It's no surprise that Stephan Bogner advises investors to hold physical metals outside the banking system, but he also advocates mining companies keeping gold on their balance sheets and forming…
December 16, 2013 Rio Tinto says Chinese now make ‘much higher quality’ mining equipment The CEO of world number two miner Rio Tinto said the quality of Chinese mining equipment is catching up and in some instances surpassing that of the major US manufacturers.
December 16, 2013 Oyu Tolgoi financing commitments extended Company has a few more months to wrangle with the Mongolian government.
December 16, 2013 Primero Mining buys Brigus Gold for $208 million The transaction creates a diversified, Americas-based mid-tier gold producer that would generate the equivalent of 250,000 to 270,000 ounces of gold next year.
Mexico seeks voluntary return of mining concessions not being used for production President Claudia Sheinbaum said the government was seeking the return of more than 200 mining concessions. February 09, 2026 | 07:40 am
