African Minerals founder to buy broke London Mining’s Sierra Leone assets
Frank Timis has got $20 million to acquire the mine bordering its own iron ore project Tonkolili.
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Gold miners’ outstanding forward sales jump 61 pct in Q2— report
The volume of gold sold forward by mining companies jumped 61% in the second quarter after Russia's Polyus Gold added a major new hedge position, an industry report showed on Wednesday.
Horse breeders win coal mine expansion fight against Anglo American
Planners ruled Anglo’s 100 million-tonne project was a threat to the Hunter Valley's thoroughbred and tourism industries.
Opportunities but also challenges for Africa’s gold-producing countries
Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow argues that the looming undersupply of gold will create opportunities for mineral-rich African countries but they will have to compete aggressively for shrinking exploration dollars.
INFOGRAPHIC: Here is why you should buy $100 worth of gold and silver
Most people have the sense that the dollar isn’t worth what it used to be, but they may not grasp what this means in real terms.
Copper mining has a dirty problem
Arsenic in concentrates.
BHP shoots the lights out
Petroleum, met coal, iron ore production set new quarterly records. Fall in copper volumes not enough to dent 9% overall output growth.
Fortress Minerals to acquire Fruta del Norte project for US$240 million
Changing its name to Lundin Gold.
Stefan Ioannou: copper, nickel and zinc won’t be cheap for long
The all-powerful U.S. dollar is currently hammering base metals and base metal equities. Haywood Securities Mining Analyst Stefan Ioannou says that increasing demand and near-term supply shortages make base metals a bargain that won't last.