Zinc output climbs, but uncertainty disrupts processing talks
No deal has been achieved yet over benchmark processing terms after two sets of negotiations, in February and this month.
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Goldcorp deposits 3,000 ounces of gold in blockchain ‘milestone’
Goldcorp Inc made the first gold deposit on Tradewind Markets' new digitized trading platform, the companies said on Thursday.
Chilean miner Codelco says copper output, profit jumped in 2017
Chile's state copper company Codelco said on Thursday it produced 1.734 million tonnes of copper in 2017, its second highest output ever.
Exploration spending in Canada’s poorest regions keeps sliding
The Northwest Territories and Nunavut, two of the three regions with the lowest income per capita, will see exploration investment to drop again in 2018, Natural Resources Canada says.
Gold forges its best run since 2011
Bullion’s wrapping up a third quarterly gain, a feat not seen since 2011, and exchange-traded fund holdings are near the highest in a half-decade.
Miners ask Congo to introduce sliding royalty scale
The proposal, signed by companies responsible for 85% of the DRC's copper, cobalt and gold output, suggest that sliding royalties will give the government a higher share of revenues.
Canada’s Asanko, South Africa’s Gold Fields team up in $185m Ghana JV
Companies are teaming up to develop one of the country’s newest gold mine, the Asanko Gold Mine (AGM).
Grizzly wants to buy Robocop
Robocop is comprised of five mineral claims totalling 9,891 acres north of the Canada-US border.
Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk dies at 90
The company said its founder and chairman emeritus, Peter Munk, passed away Wednesday in Toronto, surrounded by his family.
