September 27, 2017 Canadian miner’s plan incite protest in Irish town Anti-mining activists were escorted out from a hotel by police after they tried to enter a conference where they thought representatives from Dalradian Resources would be in attendance.
September 27, 2017 How iron carbonates help form diamonds Scientists say that under the peculiar conditions present deep in the Earth's mantle, iron carbonates can play a role in forming diamonds.
September 27, 2017 Indonesia’s Freeport victory sets tone for foreign miners After months of negotiating with U.S. giant Freeport-McMoRan Inc, minister Ignasius Jonan secured majority local ownership of Grasberg gold and copper mine.
September 27, 2017 Petra jumps on Tanzania letting it resume diamond exports Stock closed 12.2% higher at 64.80p, after it had fallen on Tuesday to its lowest since late 2015.
September 27, 2017 Two die in attack to Avocet Mining’s convoy in Burkina Faso Vehicles were carrying fuel to the company's Inata gold mine.
September 26, 2017 SLIDESHOW: Paulson hedge fund in blistering attack on top gold miners “If we don’t do anything we will continually be disappointed and the industry will slowly dig itself into a hole of irrelevance and oblivion.”
September 26, 2017 Sula strikes ‘bonanza grade’ gold in Sierra Leone The Sierra Leone-focused miner has found gold of almost "bonanza grade" at the Ferensola gold project in the Sula Mountains of Sierra Leone.
September 26, 2017 Brazil’s president revokes decree allowing mining in Amazon It would have opened up for mining a vast national reserve in the country’s Amazon, larger than the size of Switzerland.
September 25, 2017 US landowners oppose Canadian company’s gold search Mineral Mountain Resources wants to drill 20 holes on federal land a couple miles south of the community of Rochford
September 25, 2017 Banro halts gold mine in Congo as access road blocked The Canadian miner said measure was taken after violent groups blocked main road to the mine, which has prevented essentials from reaching the operation.
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