December 10, 2023 Gold mine collapse in Venezuela kills a dozen people A landslide buried the Paraiba de San José de Wadamapa mine in Venezuela's Bolívar state.
December 8, 2023 Xanadu delivers substantial resource upgrade for Kharmagtai ahead of PFS Kharmagtai now boasts 790 million tonnes of indicated material containing 2.1 million tonnes of copper and 5.6 million ounces of gold.
December 8, 2023 Gold-record momentum Traders love chasing upside momentum, and the financial media’s enthusiastic coverage of new records returns gold to their radars.
December 8, 2023 Gold price falls to near $2,000 level on strong US jobs data The latest US labour report showing an accelerated job growth for the month of November and a 3.7% decline in unemployment rate.
December 7, 2023 Geopolitics, central banks to provide support for gold in 2024 — report The WGC sees heightened geopolitical tensions plus continued central bank buying providing additional support for gold.
December 7, 2023 Roosen seeks partner for Cariboo gold project ‘beachhead’ in BC Cariboo is expected to produce about 1.9 million oz. gold over a dozen-year mine life.
December 7, 2023 Arras Minerals joins forces with Teck to explore critical minerals in Kazakhstan Teck made its first investment into Arras last November by acquiring a 9.9% stake.
December 7, 2023 China’s CMOC says geopolitics helped drive Australia sale CMOC agreed earlier this week to sell its 80% stake in the Northparkes copper and gold mine to Evolution Mining.
December 6, 2023 State auditors recommend Freeport Indonesia be fined for smelter delays In a December 2018 deal, Freeport and Jakarta agreed that the miner would complete the smelter within five years.
December 6, 2023 Rob McEwen ups stake in junior explorer Goliath Resources The owner of McEwen Mining made his first investment in Goliath as recently as October 2.
Bessent says Australia, India invited to G7 meeting on critical minerals Bessent said he had been pressing for a separate meeting on the issue since last summer's summit of G7 leaders. January 09, 2026 | 04:30 pm
Rio-Glencore deal closer than ever with premium and CEO in focus Glencore boss Gary Nagle has called it the most obvious deal in mining. January 09, 2026 | 03:39 pm
Japan seeks support as fears rise over China’s rare earth grip The impact of China’s latest move is still unclear, but existing export controls have already lengthened the time required to procure rare earth magnets. January 09, 2026 | 03:16 pm