September 23, 2015 South Africa replaces mining minister on eve of massive job cuts Given that ousted minister Ramatlhodi is considered the main person that helped end a five-month strike in the country’s platinum sector last year, Zuma's decision is being questioned.
September 23, 2015 Is your business complying with the Canadian Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act? The purpose of this legislation is to implement Canada’s international commitments to fight corruption in the extractive industries.
September 23, 2015 The rush for jade in British Columbia This week, we show the geological conditions for how jade forms, the booming market in BC, and also how jade goes from boulder to the market.
September 23, 2015 First gold pour at Pickstone-Peerless Gold Mine, Zimbabwe Vast Resources plc, the AIM-listed resource development and production company, is pleased to announce that production has commenced at its 584 hectare Pickstone-Peerless Gold Mine in Zimbabwe (“Pickstone-Peerless”), with its…
September 23, 2015 Kaminak ups ounces at Coffee gold project in Yukon The update comes after a 70,000-metre infill drilling program on the four main Coffee deposits, Supremo, Latte, Double Double and Kona.
September 22, 2015 UBS: Bad news already baked into gold price Swiss investment bank said it's time for "unengaged" investors to "warm up" to gold, especially over the medium to long term.
September 22, 2015 Peak gold impact on prices as exploration continues to tank Global gold production is potentially moving into a period of long term decline with mining companies no longer having new gold resources available to them to replace aging assets.
September 22, 2015 Indonesia puts 500,000 tonnes copper concentrate in doubt Indonesia is not renewing Newmont's copper concentrate export permit according to officials.
September 22, 2015 Volkswagen crashes platinum price World's largest automaker would actually need to buy more platinum to scrub emissions, but for now investors believe the scandal will hurt the whole sector.
September 22, 2015 Copper leads fall in metal prices on China worries So far, copper prices have failed to react significantly to news of supply disruptions, remaining more responsive to news from China, the world’s largest consumer.
Alrosa flags smaller-than-expected decline in annual diamond output Alrosa is the world's largest producer of diamonds, accounting for around a third of global output. December 23, 2025 | 07:20 am