AngloGold Ashanti to axe 2,000 jobs as it shrinks footprint in South Africa The company’s remaining South African assets are the Mponeng underground gold mine, and a surface operation. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2018 | 6:10 am
Mining companies still reluctant to tap Argentina deposits Lack of clarity on environmental rules, overlapping federal and local taxes, and regulations that vary from province to province continue to loom over proposed mines. Reuters | May 23, 2018 | 5:00 am
Rio Tinto about to offload stake in Grasberg mine for $3.5 billion Company confirmed is in talks to sell its stake in the world’s second largest copper mine to Indonesia’s Inalum. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2018 | 3:22 am
Cobalt 27 agrees to streaming finance deal with Australian miner The transaction is the world's first cobalt-nickel streaming deal on a producing mine, Cobalt 27 said in a statement. Reuters | May 22, 2018 | 3:13 pm
GE to merge transportation unit with Wabtec in $11.1 bln deal The deal will add more offerings that can improve efficiency and safety to GE's customers, which include Komatsu Ltd and Rio Tinto PLC. Reuters | May 22, 2018 | 2:03 pm
Why rough diamond prices are at a 52-week high Forecasted industry fundamentals point to an environment favoring higher diamond prices over a period of at least the next four years. Paul Zimnisky | May 22, 2018 | 12:02 pm
Blockchain will completely revolutionize how we mine gold and precious metals Tracking metals across the supply chain has become increasingly important to businesses and consumers - with blockchain, there’s no hiding anything. Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | May 22, 2018 | 11:50 am
This iron mountain looks more like a molehill: David Fickling Ore imports aren’t just going up because China’s producing more steel: They’re rising because it’s producing less iron ore as well. Bloomberg Opinion | May 22, 2018 | 10:39 am
Petro-Lithium production represents diversification of Alberta’s energy economy Alberta's E3 Metals Corp. developed a chemical extraction process that allows lithium to be produced in hours. Daily Oil Bulletin | May 22, 2018 | 10:26 am