Ex-head of Alrosa’s flooded Russian mine found dead in custody The former head of the Mir diamond mine, where eight men were killed in a flood, was found dead a day after he was arrested. Reuters | October 8, 2019 | 3:45 am
Antofagasta seeks state mediation over labor dispute at Los Pelambres The workers voted by a majority to go on strike after rejecting a salary adjustment offer from the company and amid opposition to a flexible working hours plan. Reuters | October 7, 2019 | 4:00 pm
Enforcer Gold drills Mop-II deposit in Quebec Company has released results from 23 holes from its phase 2 diamond drilling program. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 7, 2019 | 2:28 pm
Cortez district now key camp in world’s leading gold mining complex With gold reserves totaling less than 20 years’ worth of production, the fate of Nevada’s mining industry is now in the hands of its explorers. TSX Media | October 7, 2019 | 12:26 pm
Chilean copper mines register mixed output in August Chile's overall copper production declined 0.4% year on year in August to 3.76 million tonnes. Reuters | October 7, 2019 | 12:16 pm
Benchmark Metals hits bonanza grades at Lawyers, stock jumps Recent drilling has intersected 132.5 g/t Au and 8,560 g/t Ag over 0.9 metre core length. Jackson Chen | October 7, 2019 | 12:11 pm
K92 reports high-grade drill results from PNG gold mine The reported results include the two deepest holes drilled to date at Kora/Kora North. Jackson Chen | October 7, 2019 | 11:27 am
The later United States empire The US could learn a lot from what happened to Rome; debasement of its currency spelt the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire. Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | October 7, 2019 | 10:51 am
Brazil to restart country’s only uranium mine Operations at Caetité have been halted since 2014. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 7, 2019 | 9:53 am