February 13, 2018 Experts warn of civil unrest in Argentina as it readies to lift ban on open pit mining President’s move to allow open pit mining in provinces until now opposed to it is part of a broader plan to double foreign investment to $25 billion in eight years.
February 13, 2018 World’s largest gold project just got even bigger Seabridge Gold has bulked up again its already massive KSM gold-copper-silver project in northern British Columbia in both size and grade.
February 13, 2018 Another death at one of Sibanye-Stillwater gold mines A worker died on Monday night while clearing a blocked ore pass at the company’s Driefontein gold operation in South Africa.
February 12, 2018 Seabridge dealing with damages from previous mining activities in northern BC The Toronto-based miner is carrying out a comprehensive environmental remediation program at its Iskut project.
February 12, 2018 Embattled Acacia Mining ends painful year with $700-million loss The miner has also scrapped its 2017 dividend after full-year core earnings fell by more than a third because of a ban on unprocessed mineral exports in Tanzania.
February 12, 2018 Gold giant Barrick faces grilling after fall to bottom of pack Even with rising gold prices and a strengthened balance sheet, the world’s largest gold producer left shareholders with the worst returns among its top North American peers last year.
February 11, 2018 Drilling for copper and gold could start this year near Mount St. Helens The U.S. Forest Service signed off on exploration for copper, gold and other minerals on 900 federal acres that lie just outside the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in…
February 11, 2018 18 die in clash at Venezuelan gold mine Eighteen people have been killed in Venezuela at an illegal gold mine following clashes with security forces.
February 9, 2018 An update on the future of mining: urban mining Technical analyst Clive Maund reviews the charts of two urban miners that he views as strong buys.
February 9, 2018 Ten-year yields point to higher commodities: Shelley Goldberg The correlation between commodity price and the 10-year has been strong over time, for a number of reasons.
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