Glencore’s Congo tragedy highlights security conundrum for miners
Last Thursday's tragedy ratcheted up pressure on companies to make changes to security and community outreach.
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Sunnyside Gold slams the EPA
In early June, the EPA announced that it has modified an order to Sunnyside so that the company helps pay for some of the cleanup investigation taking place in the Bonita Peak Superfund area.
OceanaGold’s mine expansion creates high hopes in South Carolina
The Aussie miner filed this month an application to expand its Haile gold mine.
Possible ancient mine discovered in Cornwall
A previously-unknown series of deep pits are connected by arched tunnels.
After deadly collapse, Congo vows to remove illegal miners from Glencore concession
Congo's interior minister vowed to remove all illegal miners by Sunday from a copper and cobalt mine run by Glencore following a landslide this week that killed at least 43 of them.
Chile’s Codelco says Chuqui copper mine fully operational following strike
The 14-day strike had raised fears of global supply shortfalls.
Eco Oro pulls out of Colombia gold concession amid legal battle — letter
Eco Oro is the second multinational miner to fully pull out of a major project.
India’s gold demand could fall to 3-yr low as prices hit record high
Bullion dealers and jewelers are reporting that sales have dropped to levels more than 50 percent below normal in the past 10 days.
China copper importers seek new metal sources as scrap crackdown bites
China has been gradually curbing imports of scrap, which accounted for 10% of its copper use in 2018.
