April 7, 2015

Nautilus Minerals resumes undersea mining exploration

The goal is to expand Nautilus’ Seafloor Massive Sulphide prospect inventory around Solomon Islands, located east of Papua New Guinea.

April 7, 2015

Appointment of South32 non-executive directors

BHP Billiton has announced four additional appointments to the Board of Directors of South32.

April 6, 2015

Gold price hits 6-week high as hedge funds run for cover

Gold price jumps to highest since mid-February after speculators in futures slash bearish positions and weak US jobs report put interest rate rise on hold.

April 6, 2015

Goldcorp sells stake in Nevada project for $20 million

Premier gets the mine plus a $12.5 million injection from Goldcorp.

April 6, 2015

Turquoise Hill surges after Oyu Tolgoi expansion okayed

After two years of bitter wrangling Mongolian cabinet approves Vancouver firm's $5 billion expansion of massive copper-gold mine in Gobi desert.

April 6, 2015

First Majestic trades higher after share acquisition news

Up $4.17 a share.

April 3, 2015

Mongolia greatly responsible for Rio’s Oyu Tolgoi troubles – PM

Prime Minister Chimed Saikhanbileg said Friday his country should take charge of how long a dispute a expansion of the copper and gold mine has taken.

April 1, 2015

Deutsche Bank slashes South32 valuation

BHP Billiton spin-off worth just $7 billion when based on current spot prices for commodities.

April 1, 2015

David Smith: Love and fear trade buying will drive metals, and these miners higher. . .this year!

Despite their recent underperformance, David H. Smith, Senior Analyst with The Morgan Report, remains bullish on precious metals, especially silver and palladium, as the "love trade" heats up and the…

April 1, 2015

Anglo American drops Peru copper project

The news comes on the heels of a report showing that less than half of existing copper projects are really needed to meet current demand.