January 16, 2018 Rio’s Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia hit with $155 million tax bill Rio Tinto-controlled Turquoise Hill said the bill relates to an audit on taxes imposed and paid by the mine operator between 2013 and 2015.
January 15, 2018 Despite 42-day strike, Gran Colombia surpasses 2017 production guidance Only in the fourth quarter of 2017, the company produced 51,699 ounces of gold, up 26% over the fourth quarter of the previous year.
January 15, 2018 Tahoe cutting 250 jobs at Escobal mine in Guatemala on reopening delays Canadian miner cited uncertainty over whether it will ever have its mining license for the operation reinstated as main reason for the layoffs.
January 15, 2018 McEwen 2017 output fails to impress, but gold prices boost shares The Canadian precious metals miner produced 109,947 gold ounces and 3,178,742 silver ounces, last year, roughly in line with full-year guidance of 109,500 ounces of gold and 3,337,000 silver ounces.
January 12, 2018 Planetary Resources a step closer to mining asteroids with spacecraft launch Data obtained from the Arkyd-6 will be use in the development of the Arkyd-301, Planetary Resources next spacecraft platform and the beginning of its space resource exploration program.
January 12, 2018 First Majestic expands Mexico footprint with $320M Primero Mining acquisition With the friendly takeover First Majestic gains Primero’s flagship asset, the San Dimas silver-gold mine, located in the state of Durango.
January 11, 2018 The raw materials that fuel the Green Revolution A full green shift still requires plenty of natural resources- they're just not the traditional fossil fuels we're used to.
January 11, 2018 Mining profits are super-charged and BlackRock wants to get paid “A lot of investors were really badly burned, ourselves included.”
January 10, 2018 Klondex shrinks Manitoban operations The Vancouver-based company announced the immediate reduction of underground mining operations and workforce at its True North mine.
January 10, 2018 Lundin Gold to start building Ecuador’s largest underground mine Fruta del Norte is expected to produce 340koz of gold per year over 13 years.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
