October 15, 2018 Mineral industry needs to change its exploration and financing model if dearth of green fields discoveries to be overcome Australia’s chronic shortage of Greenfields mineral discoveries can only be overcome by changing the sector’s exploration, financing and training models, according to a keynote speaker at a major international geoscience…
October 15, 2018 Rally erupted in gold market days after bears made big bet For a measure of how much last week’s surge in gold prices may have caught the market by surprise, consider that hedge funds had just made their biggest-ever bearish wager…
October 15, 2018 Mining at Gold Road and Gold Fields JV in Australia to start next month Overall project engineering at the 270,000 ounce-a-year Guyere gold project, which is already more than A$100 million over its original budget of A$507 million, is now 96 percent complete
October 14, 2018 B.C’s historical Kootenay-Boundary district mining region gathers attention Golden Dawn Minerals, KG Exploration Inc. and GGX Gold Corp. are among the companies setting foot in the area.
October 14, 2018 US develops new gold-silver alloy for military use A new gold-silver alloy was created with the idea of lightening the load and enhance the power of devices used by soldiers.
October 12, 2018 Chile environmental court orders Barrick to close Pascua-Lama gold mine The operation was put on hold in 2013 due to environmental issues, political opposition, labor unrest and development costs that ballooned to $8.5 billion.
October 12, 2018 Asia Gold-High prices deter buyers ahead of India festival season In the Indian market, gold futures this week touched their highest since July 2016 at 32,014 rupees per 10 grams.
October 12, 2018 Gold Fields CEO asks for `more time’ as investors get antsy Shareholders getting impatient over the Gold Fields failure to stem losses at the huge South Deep deposit in South Africa shouldn’t lose hope.
October 12, 2018 Gold revitalized as equity sell-off spurs second weekly advance Gold may have finally snapped out of its inertia.
October 12, 2018 Canada’s Rusoro Mining reaches $1.3B deal with Venezuela Settlement creates partnership that could lead to restarting production at Rusoro's former mines in the South American country.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm