Canada’s Equinox Gold buys smaller rival Leagold in $578 million deal
Deal adds Leagold's four mines in Mexico and Brazil to Equinox’s two mines in California, US, and one in Brazil.
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Endeavour, Centamin to explore potential merger
A business combination would create a mid-tier gold miner with a market value of almost $4 billion and an annual production of more than 1.2 million ounces.
Two dozen people dead after landslide at DRC gold mine
The accident took place on Saturday afternoon.
Crisis is rocking Latin America. Peru is an island of uneasy calm
Farmers in the Rio Tambo area feel betrayed by Peru’s president after his government gave final approval to Southern Copper Corp.’s Tia Maria project.
Australia taking baby steps towards nuclear energy
A parliamentary report suggests the island nation should consider the prospect of nuclear technology as part of its future energy mix.
Estonian scientists use silver for next generation of solar cells
They developed compound semiconductor materials named kesterites.
Peru creates new conservation area to protect glaciers from extractive operations
The Ausangate Regional Conservation Area is located in the Cusco region whose governor will ask for mining concessions to be revoked.
Indian gold sold at discount as wedding demand disappoints
Dealers in India offered a discount of up to $2 an ounce on official domestic prices.
Brazil Vale dam near site of January disaster has ‘cracks’ -TV station
Brazil's TV program "Jornal da Band" obtained a report regarding the B-5 dam from prosecutors in the state of Minas Gerais through a freedom of information request.