BHP, Vale have assets frozen over Samarco damages
Two of the largest mining companies in the world are being held to account by the Brazilian government over a massive tailings dam rupture.
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Klondex picks up idled Manitoba mine for $32 million
Klondex Mines (TSX:KDX) has added to its portfolio of properties by acquiring the idled Rice Lake Mine in Manitoba, Canada.
Mine-finder Tim Coughlin returns to gold exploration in Colombia
Tim Coughlin’s career arc is actually a circle. The 50 year old geologist did his PhD research on gold-system targeting methods in the Andes of South America.
New layout is coming, digest schedule is changing
It's going to be bold.
Gold price bounces back
Gold market in turmoil as traders assess impact of first rate hike in nine years.
Fanya Metal Exchange founder gone missing
Exchange trading in minor metals including antimony, germanium, bismuth, wolfram and indium in Kunming China owes investors more than $6 billion.
De Beers closing another diamond mine, this time in Botswana
Debswana, a 50/50 joint venture between De Beers and the government of Botswana, is set to close its Damtshaa mine and scale down production at Orapa.
Barrick completes sale of non-core Nevada assets to Waterton
It expects to complete the sale of the Bald Mountain mine and its 50% interest in Round Mountain to fellow Canadian miner Kinross Gold by mid-January.
Chile’s court decision on whether force Antofagasta knock down Los Pelambres mine dam imminent
Locals claim the dam has diverted the course of a local estuary, causing water shortages at a time of drought.