Gold touches over three-week high, palladium hits 17-year peak Gold prices edged up on Tuesday to a more than three-week high in post-holiday trade on geopolitical concerns. Reuters | December 26, 2017 | 8:10 am
Africa development body, funds see opportunity in mining infrastructure Africa Finance Corporation has already expanded its debt or equity funding for resources projects from oil into mines, including bauxite scheme in Guinea. Reuters | December 22, 2017 | 3:55 pm
Solgold shares surge on latest drilling at giant Ecuador copper project Brisbane-based company promised maiden resource for Cascabel copper-gold porphyry on the Andean belt before the end of the year. Frik Els | December 22, 2017 | 3:36 pm
BHP to fund $181m for more Samarco dam cleanup BHP has agreed to fund a total of up to $181 m in financial support for the Renova Foundation and Samarco Mineração S.A. (Samarco) until 30 June 2018. BHP Billiton | December 22, 2017 | 3:17 pm
Prehistoric bling: Research uncovers factors behind the development of earliest copper alloys The colour properties of prehistoric copper alloys have largely been understudied. Until now. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 22, 2017 | 1:20 pm
MINING.com’s top news stories of the year Copper and bitcoin. Michael Allan McCrae | December 22, 2017 | 12:13 pm
Trek Mining merges, now trades as Equinox Gold The new company based in Vancouver will focus on finishing construction of the Aurizona Gold Mine in Brazil. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 22, 2017 | 12:12 pm
Yamana Gold shares jump 5% on asset sale Agnico-Eagle, the Toronto-based company's partner in giant Canadian Malartic mine, buys the JV's exploration assets for $162m. Frik Els | December 22, 2017 | 12:01 pm
Workers end strike at Teck’s mine in Chile Union No. 1 was asking for a bonus scheme that would put the organization on equal footing with the Quebrada Blanca's two other unions. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 22, 2017 | 10:52 am