February 3, 2016 Chile’s court confirms 2nd highest fine in history for Caserones mine The copper mine, property of Japan's top smelter JX Nippon Mining & Metals, will have to pay $10.8 million for breaching environmental rules.
February 3, 2016 Luxembourg joins race to conquer space mining The move comes only three months after U.S. President Barack Obama signed a space exploitation law.
February 2, 2016 McEwen back to the New York Stock Exchange McEwen Mining Regains Compliance With NYSE Listing Standards
February 2, 2016 Gold hits fresh three-month high amid oil selloff The precious metal has become the best performing commodity of the year and one of the very few to post a sizable gain in 2016.
February 2, 2016 New Indian rule backfires, boosts unofficial gold trade The government's latest attempt to control gold imports has boosted unofficial trading in the world's second-biggest gold consumer.
February 2, 2016 Canadian prospectors holding on to long-term resources demand forecast However, they acknowledge that there are no signposts yet in the market that suggest mineral prices will rebound soon.
February 1, 2016 Sibanye Gold shopping for new mines, possibly including base metals The gold miner is expanding its portfolio to platinum, coal and uranium, as it also mulls an incursion in the base metals sector.
February 1, 2016 Canada’s Royal Nickel turns producer with two acquisitions Picks up private Australian nickel and gold mine and stake in Manitoba copper mine from VMS Ventures.
February 1, 2016 CHART: Gold price vs oil has never been this out of whack For the first time since the height of the Seventies oil crisis and the end of the gold standard does an ounce of gold buy you more than 34 barrels…
February 1, 2016 Gold price jumps to 3-month high Hedge funds increase bullish bets on gold price more than 10-fold, positioning for further upside.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
