Venezuela, Canadian gold miner settle dispute in $5 billion deal
The agreement will see the parties embark on a joint venture that will run the Las Brisas and Las Cristinas mines.
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South32 looking for assets despite $1.75bn loss, massive layoffs
Despite the loss and a 94% drop in earnings, analysts believe the company's modest debt of $116 million makes it well-positioned to act on opportunities.
Dutch central bank mulls moving its $7.7bn gold reserve out of Amsterdam
The bank gold and cash reserves are currently held in the basement safe at its Frederiksplein headquarters.
‘Several years’ of iron ore bear market behind Rio downgrade
Moody's takes Rio Tinto's credit down a notch to below A-rating with a negative outlook.
Gold price: ETF buying surges to 6-year high
Investors in physical gold-backed ETFs pick up 50 tonnes in two days, the fastest clip since May 2010.
Turkey halts gold project after protests, violence increase
Over the weekend, Turkish riot police fired tear gas and used sticks to disperse around 2,000 protesters who gathered close to the project site.
Copper prices plummet on China worries, oil collapse
The London Metal Exchange’s three-month copper contract fell as much as 1.4%, the most since Feb. 10, to $4,580 a metric ton.
Galway Gold mulls legal escape to Colombia’s mining ban in paramos
The junior miner said the ruling not only forces it to halt operations, but it also blocks it from transferring the project, as the mining permit will no longer be valid.
Samarco executives accused of homicide by Brazilian police over dam burst
The seven executives, including Samarco's boss at the time of the deadly disaster, are being accused of qualified homicide.
