Platinum mines in the world’s top producer are shrinking
Producers in South Africa are closing shafts and cutting jobs as a stronger rand combines with stagnating prices for the metal in squeezing profit margins.
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Congo’s 2017 mining revenue up 36% while oil revenue doubles
Mining revenue in the fourth quarter more than doubled helped by higher prices for key exports such as copper and cobalt.
Lundin closes $400-million financing to complete Ecuador gold project
Lundin has been developing Fruta del Norte for over a year, following an agreement with Ecuador’s government allowing the miner to move ahead with the gold project, the country's biggest.
Hecla Mining sues Montana after told to clean up before starting new projects
The state’s "bad actor" law has only been used once before, and Hecla’s president and chief executive officer, Phillips Baker is the first top executive at a large company to be scrutinized under it.
SolGold on a roll, confirms major copper-gold target at Ecuador project
Results from 11 of the 12 drilling rigs at its 85%-owned Cascabel copper-gold project, suggest there is much more intense mineralization in the property than thought earlier, the company said.
Two risks threaten commodities, one bullish, one bearish: Russell
The are two main factors that appear to be emerging that may threaten an end to the current quite rosy picture surrounding demand for commodities such as iron ore, steel and the metals most exposed to the battery boom, cobalt, lithium and nickel.
Indian woman continues fight to repatriate blue diamond
The blue Nassak, also called ‘Eye of Lord Shiva,’ is a 43.38-carat diamond.
Markle’s wedding ring expected to follow royal tradition of Welsh gold
The royal tradition of using a wedding band of Welsh gold started nearly 100 years ago.
Workers at Chilean mine Escondida accept early contract talks
Failure to reach a labor deal caused a 44-day strike at the mine last year.
