Sierra Leone cancels mining licence of Gerald Group unit SL Mining has called for authorities to cancel the decision and threatened to "pursue all available remedies against the government." Reuters | October 8, 2019 | 8:18 am
Columbus Gold says French Guiana project safe with new Paris mining delegate Mining engineer Didier Le Moine helped build a nickel industry in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2019 | 7:05 am
Royal Road encouraged by drill results at Nicaraguan gold project The Jersey-based miner said that all drill holes in the 2019 campaign intersected gold. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 8, 2019 | 6:20 am
Argentinian government lowers tax for Millennial’s lithium project The Canadian miner just got a Fiscal Stability Certificate. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 8, 2019 | 6:15 am
OceanaGold receives New Zealand’s Ok to buy land by Waihi mine The property will be used to build new tailings ponds to store waste from gold extraction processes. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2019 | 5:09 am
Global gold-backed ETFs holdings at record high, new data shows Inflows of $3.9 billion across all regions drove ETF holdings above 2012 levels, when the price of gold was 18% higher. Jackson Chen | October 8, 2019 | 4:00 am
Ex-head of Alrosa’s flooded Russian mine found dead in custody The former head of the Mir diamond mine, where eight men were killed in a flood, was found dead a day after he was arrested. Reuters | October 8, 2019 | 3:45 am
Antofagasta seeks state mediation over labor dispute at Los Pelambres The workers voted by a majority to go on strike after rejecting a salary adjustment offer from the company and amid opposition to a flexible working hours plan. Reuters | October 7, 2019 | 4:00 pm
Enforcer Gold drills Mop-II deposit in Quebec Company has released results from 23 holes from its phase 2 diamond drilling program. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 7, 2019 | 2:28 pm