December 18, 2017 World’s top bullion producer to sell former world’s highest-grade gold mine The deal was signed between Barrick Gold and Skeena Resources.
December 18, 2017 Columbus-Nordgold project in French Guiana to move ahead Before any heavy equipment touches the ground, Columbus and Nordgold have to go through a public consultation and receive required permits.
December 18, 2017 Ecuador expects $1 billion in mining revenues for 2018 Back in September, the expectation for 2018 was of $488 million in revenues from industrial mining.
December 15, 2017 Mexican miners reach deal with Canadian company, go back to work If a deal wasn't reached by December 15, the company was not going to be able to compensate local employees.
December 15, 2017 CHART: High flying metals to fall back to earth in 2018 Panel of investment banks and research houses forecast declines in copper, zinc, lead and palladium prices in 2018.
December 13, 2017 Almaden rejects Mexican activists’ accusations surrounding Ixtaca project A protest action took place in Vancouver the same day Almaden Minerals announced the completion of a social impact assessment for its Ixtaca project in Mexico.
December 13, 2017 Vancouver-based miner to expand operations in Ethiopia East Africa Metals submitted two mining licence applications for sites located in the Tigray National Regional State, Ethiopia.
December 13, 2017 Electronic waste at new high, squandering gold, other metals-study Raw materials in 2016 scrap worth an estimated $64.61 billion, including metals such as gold, silver, copper, platinum and palladium, U.N.-backed study said.
December 11, 2017 Argentina’s Don Nicolás gold-silver project goes into production Initial work at the Santa Cruz site started back in 2009.
December 10, 2017 Bitcoin’s mania parabolic Bitcoin’s meteoric skyrocketing this year has been astonishing, captivating traders across the globe.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am
