June 15, 2017 Crystallex moves forward in legal dispute with Venezuela A court in the District of Columbia is allowing Canadian Crystallex the possibility of advancing in a legal dispute against Venezuela
June 15, 2017 More than 1,500 workers fired at Sibanye’s Cooke mine over strike Workers at the mine downed tools over a week ago, angered by the company’s actions to eradicate illegal miners from its operations.
June 15, 2017 South Africa just hiked black ownership rules, miners getting crushed The country will require local miners to be 30% black-owned and has set a 12-month deadline for them to comply with the new rules.
June 15, 2017 Gemfields beats own ruby sales record at Singapore auction It sold $54.8 million worth of rubies, a record high for any Gemfields auction and a 24% increase in revenue from the previous record.
June 14, 2017 Chilean mining minister responds to criticism over miners’ rescue Two miners have been trapped for six days at the Delia mine, part of Canadian Mandalay Resources' Cerro Bayo complex
June 14, 2017 Gold shrugs off U.S. rate hike Financial markets and gold investors were jittery at the start of the trading day, with the Fed poised to raise interest rates for the second time this year.
June 14, 2017 Argentina passes mining act expected to create 125,000 new jobs Agreement is part of plan to double investment in the sector to $25bn in eight years.
June 14, 2017 Tanzania says Barrick to pay money owed by Acacia to Gov’t Barrick confirmed chairman John Thornton met President John Magufuli for talks Wednesday, but didn't mention the details of what, if anything, had been agreed.
June 14, 2017 China’s Fosun spices up battle for Gemfields with 10% bid premium Gemfields, which mines for emeralds and amethysts in Zambia and for rubies in Mozambique, had already received a buyout offer from largest shareholder Pallinghurst Resources.
June 13, 2017 West Red Lake Gold begins exploration drilling West Red Lake Gold Mines Inc. announces exploration drilling has begun on the Company’s 3100 hectare West Red Lake Project located in the Red Lake Gold District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
