November 6, 2023 Barrick Gold boosts stake in Hercules amid takeovers craze Barrick's $17 million investment in Hercules Silver grows its stake in the junior to about 12% from 2.7%.
November 6, 2023 Zimbabwean miners set for big profit slump next year – report Last year Zimbabwe tripled the royalties platinum miners must pay the government to 7% and more than doubled those for lithium to 5%.
November 6, 2023 New theory aims to explain how gold, platinum deposits formed on earth’s mantle The new theory centers around a thin, "transient" region of the mantle, where its shallow part melts and its deeper part remains solid.
November 5, 2023 Peru ramps up efforts to attract mining foreign investments Peru officials are presenting the country as a place of macroeconomic solidity and favourable regulatory frameworks.
November 5, 2023 India says NMDC subsidiary to mine gold in Australia NMDC will commence its gold mining operation at the Mount Celia project located in Western Australia.
November 5, 2023 Mining, coal-fired power plants responsible for sevenfold increase in atmospheric mercury – study Since the beginning of the modern era, emissions from coal-fired power plants, mining and waste incineration have increased the concentration of potentially toxic mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold.
November 3, 2023 Elevated local gold prices dent retail demand in India In India, this week, dealers offered a discount of up to $9 an ounce over official domestic prices.
November 3, 2023 Monarch Mining stock plunges as Quebec fund may seize Beaufor mine The company's primary asset is the past-producing Beaufor mine located approximately 20 km northeast of the town of Val-d'Or.
November 3, 2023 Pacific island Bougainville seeks to tap riches of closed copper mine Panguna, formerly operated by Rio Tinto Group, shut in 1989 after local protests over mine revenue degenerated into a civil war.
November 3, 2023 Argonaut Gold’s Magino is Canada’s newest producer despite soaring costs, delay After it poured first gold at Magino on June 15, production was delayed by a month while a mill was repaired.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm