Canada-Chile lithium project in Argentina to begin operations in 2019 The Cauchari-Olaroz project, in northern Argentina, is forecast to initially produce 40,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2016 | 3:48 am
Iron ore price surges 5% Monday's rally brings year-to-date gains to 30% as Vale says longer term price will hold between $65 and $80. Frik Els | April 11, 2016 | 4:36 pm
Monday mad rush for gold stocks Ranks of gold shares doubling in value in 2016 continues to grow. Frik Els | April 11, 2016 | 2:07 pm
Tree-top sampling program may help uncover new mineral deposits in B.C. Geoscience BC is looking at whether concentrations of trace amounts of metals found in trees could lead prospectors to the next big mineral discovery. Geoscience BC | April 11, 2016 | 12:14 pm
Gold price jumps, dollar sinks ahead of special Fed meeting More analysts see gold reaching $1,350 before the end of the year and hedge funds extend bullish bets to 552 tonnes. Frik Els | April 11, 2016 | 12:01 pm
Would you propose with a diamond grown in a lab? Diamond Foundry first crossed my radar in November of 2015, when Leonardo DiCaprio tweeted that he was proud to be an investor in the company. Quartz | April 11, 2016 | 11:40 am
Codelco scraps plans for new mine at El Salvador division Decision would reduce the total investment needed to $600 million from the whooping $3 billion it was originally estimated. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2016 | 8:35 am
Endeavour Mining begins construction of new African gold mine The Hounde project, in Burkina Faso, is forecast to produce about 1.9 million ounces of gold over a 10-year mine life. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2016 | 5:40 am
Panama Papers links Metso to alleged sales fraud A Russian sales manager for Metso's automation division is said to have skimmed money off invoices and cycled the funds through several bank accounts and firms until they ended up in Panama. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2016 | 3:45 am