February 5, 2018 A third of S.Africa miners say no new investments in 2018 – survey The mining sector in the world's top platinum producer has in recent years been laid low by soaring wage and power costs, depressed prices, violent social and labour unrest as…
February 4, 2018 Guyana Goldfields goes underground, stops worrying about Venezuela The Canadian company is set to invest $120 million to conduct underground gold mining for the first time in Guyana’s history.
February 4, 2018 Randgold calls Congo’s new mining code “draconian” Mark Bristow says the law will “severely limit the growth of the mining industry in the DRC as well as the country's own economic prospects.”
February 4, 2018 US officials consider robots to prevent mine spills Their main function would be to move through collapsing, rubble-strewn tunnels at mine sites to map them and analyze pollutants in groundwater.
February 2, 2018 INGEMMET estimated the existence of 243,000 tons of silver and 6,915 tons of gold Peru will strengthen position in top five gold and silver producing countries in the world if it makes most of the reserves of these two metals.
February 2, 2018 Russia’s watchdog allows GV Gold to buy Vekselberg’s gold assets Russian anti-monopoly service has allowed the mid-sized gold miner GV Gold some gold assets from Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg.
February 2, 2018 Radical gold underinvestment 4 Years of relentless stock-market rallying to endless new record highs have left gold deeply out of favor. But this gold-demand ebb is ending.
February 2, 2018 Asia Gold-India demand picks up after tax announcement Jewellers in India had delayed purchases earlier this week and offered gold at a discount anticipating a reduction in the tax in the country's annual budget on Thursday.
February 2, 2018 Gold price set for wild ride in 2018 say 34 bullion analysts Bankers, brokers, refiners and researchers in the London Bullion Market Association's 2018 survey sees gold as high as $1,510 and as low as $1,120 an ounce.
February 2, 2018 Commodity boom has a dark side as cost creep erodes windfall Mining and metal companies are rediscovering the downside of rallying prices: higher costs.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
