April 12, 2017 Alaska approves key permit for Pebble copper-gold mine, with conditions Permit allows Northern Dynasty to work in the area for the next 12 months, but it includes requirements for state inspections, as well as an unprecedented $2 million guarantee as…
April 11, 2017 Water scarcity, pollution to take shine off Latin American mining sector In addition to raising costs for miners and delaying certain projects, the focus on the amount of water used by the extraction industry in the region will boost social pressure…
April 11, 2017 Gran Colombia Gold goes after the South American nation in $700 million lawsuit The lawsuit is against the government's order to Gran Colombia Gold to halt its Marmato project until it has further consulted with local residents.
April 6, 2017 Buy precious, sell base (metals)….. Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger explains why he believes base metals are overbought and precious metals, especially silver, are set to appreciate.
April 6, 2017 BC mining financing dropped 40% in 2016 The mining industry still received 29% of the Canadian province’s top-grossing corporate financing deals.
April 6, 2017 Erdene Resource moving forward with flagship project in Mongolia While the company had other projects in the country, the Bayan Khundii gold project went from greenfield prospect to being its main asset in roughly nine months.
April 6, 2017 Barrick confirms selling half of Veladero to Shandong Gold for $960 million Deal will also see the two firms looking at jointly developing the nearby Pascua-Lama gold, silver and copper project and evaluating additional investment opportunities in the area.
April 5, 2017 Gold finds strong support from negative real rates In case you haven’t already noticed, inflation has been steadily creeping up since July. In February, the most recent month of available data, consumer prices advanced at their fastest pace…
April 5, 2017 Chinese buying 50% of Barrick Veladero, Pascua Lama-report Veladero could fetch more than $1 billion despite operational setbacks.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am