February 14, 2017 Freeport halts Grasberg mine, begins sending workers home The firm has not been able to ship copper from the mine in over a month due to a ban on concentrate exports that kicked in on January 12.
February 13, 2017 Gold price holding as U.S. Treasuries dumped in record volumes If you’re one of the throwback gold enthusiasts likely to now number in the hundreds judging be mainstream media’s portrayal of “gold bugs”, you’re likely enjoying the apparent strength in…
February 13, 2017 Weak finish for the Canadian Mining Eye Index in Q4 — EY EY’s Canadian Mining Eye index declined 13% in the last quarter last year as weak gold and nickel prices offset copper and zinc gains.
February 13, 2017 Gold miners hammered by metal’s biggest one-day loss this month Shares in most gold miners fell Monday as the precious metal price dropped more than 1% in early trading and was steadily heading to its largest single-session loss of the…
February 13, 2017 Oreninc Index rebounds as cash pours into juniors It rebounded in the week ending February 10, 2017 to 90.26 from 76.28 the previous week.
February 13, 2017 Newcrest doubles first-half profit, to pay divvy The miner attributed the good results to higher metals prices, increased gold and copper output and productivity improvements.
February 13, 2017 McEwen Mining keeps growing, buys exploration junior Lexam VG The proposed friendly acquisition will give McEwen access to advanced exploration stage properties located in the heart of Timmins Gold Camp, northern Ontario.
February 10, 2017 DR Congo’s perfect storm A leaked White House memo, which outlines the suspension of a portion of the Dodd-Frank rule on ‘conflict minerals’, will exacerbate already high levels of violence in DR Congo.
February 10, 2017 Students going for gold at the Goodman Gold Challenge Six student teams from Ontario, Quebec, and the United States are entering the final round of the ”Goodman Gold Challenge” - a new mining investment competition for undergraduate students.
February 9, 2017 Increasing productivity with Smart Technology at Porgera Gold Mine Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) and RCT has had a long history of evolving site remote loader capabilities at the Porgera Gold mine in Papua New Guinea over the years. The…
Midnight Sun rises on Zambia-DRC copper district where superpowers converge Company just released an initial resource in the heart of the Zambian-Congo Copperbelt. February 08, 2026 | 06:36 am
