B2Gold hit by protests, blockade in Nicaragua
Police fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of artisanal miners protesting B2Gold's expansion plans.
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Sudan and Saudi Arabia go ahead with deep-sea mining plans
The joint effort, unveiled in November, restores a mutual agreement signed in 1974, which gives the nations shared rights to exploit the Red Sea’s $8 billion worth of minerals.
Silver to outperform gold ‘by far’— Sprott
He sees silver prices climbing to $100 and $200 this year.
Russia is now the world’s main gold buyer
The amount of gold acquired almost triples the weight of the Statue of Liberty.
De Beers diamond mine in Canada hit by new blockade
A group of residents of a remote Canadian reserve in northern Ontario is once again blockading an ice road used to move heavy equipment and supplies to De Beers' Victor diamond mine.
Dominican Republic: Xstrata is safe, but Barrick should pay higher taxes
The country's Mining Agency said it would likely let Xstrata go ahead with mine expansion plans, but added Barrick's Pueblo Viejo contract should be reviewed.
The Pope quits: Who will give Anglo’s Cutifani divine assistance now?
Entering Anglo American CEO, Mark Cutifani, recently turned to the Vatican for advice on community relations. Will the Pope Benedict XVI's exit affect Anglo's decisions?
Blast at Russia coal mine kills 18
A deadly explosion at a coal mine in the remote Russian Far North, within the Arctic Circle, left 18 people dead so far, said Monday the country’s Emergency Situations Ministry.
Diamond jobs are not forever: Rio axes 350 at Argyle
Expansion at the home of pink gems cut back.
