January 21, 2019

Prospero begins phase 2 drilling at Pachuca

The 66.7 sq. km project sits 24 km southeast of the city of Pachuca and along strike from the historic Pachuca-Real del Monte epithermal vein camp.

January 21, 2019

Barrick mulls selling Zambia copper mine over higher taxes

While company denied media reports that it had sold Lumwana, it said that given the challenging conditions the mine was facing in Zambia, all options would have to be considered.

January 21, 2019

Australia’s MOD rebuffs Sandfire’s $63m takeover bid, but willing to negotiate

MOD also said it would raise about A$15 million via a share placement and rights issue, with the majority of the proceeds to be used to advance the T3 copper…

January 20, 2019

AngloGold faces South African dilemma as M&A gold rush quickens

AngloGold is considering hiving off its South African operations and listing in London or Toronto.

January 20, 2019

Gold stocks remain in a downtrend

Take a look at the charts of any gold stock index (GDX, GDXJ, HUI) and it’s clear they are in a downtrend.

January 20, 2019

Combayo residents to protest against Minera Yanacocha in northern Peru

According to local media, people are blaming the miner for polluting the Mashcón river and its tributaries.

January 20, 2019

Gold, silver and platinum now printed directly onto fabrics

Up till now, metals were printed onto fabrics by coating the fabric with plastic.

January 18, 2019

Record $93B private capital flows into natural resources

But only sliver of funds raised destined for mining and metals

January 18, 2019

Mali’s gold production up 23% in 2018

Mali's industrial production of gold rose 23 percent last year to 60.8 tonnes, Mines Ministry spokesman Boubacar Sissoko said on Friday.

January 18, 2019

Burkina gold miners shaken by Islamic terror

This week, the country’s parliament voted to extend a state of emergency that has been in place since Dec. 31, by six months – following a string of terrorist incidents…