Kumba becomes the sole owner of Sishen mine
South Africa has granted the miner, a unit of Anglo American, previously disputed mining rights at the operation, ending a seven-year dispute.
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Canadian scientists identify bacteria linked to acid produced at mining sites
Researchers at the Canadian University of British Columbia (UBC) have isolated organisms that cause acid-rock drainage in mining operations.
McEwen Mining reports Q3 production, Mexico exploration drill results
Total production for Q3 was 36,496 gold equivalent ounces using gold to silver ratio of 75:1.
Gold rises after Fed announcement
Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,255.42 an ounce.
Caterpillar, GE invest $30M in material-transport robotics company
US$30 million to focus on self-driving vehicles for material transport inside manufacturing and warehouse operations.
South Africa has failed to protect locals from gold mine pollution: Harvard report
Independent investigation says the country has not complied with international laws, reacting too slowly and doing too little about the polluting effects of 130 years of gold mining near Johannesburg.
Gold needs to break past $1,303 to really resume recovery — Goldman
Prices have dropped sharply over the past month, from $1,350 an ounce to $1,241.20 last week, its lowest since early June.
Bulgaria coal miners stay underground to protest layoffs, delayed salaries
The men began their protest when their shift ended on Tuesday morning and refuse to come up even though the mine's owner says it won't shut down the operation as planned.
Resurgent Iran to impact copper, zinc prices through 2020
Report: Lifting of sanctions will spark double digit copper output growth in Iran, home to world's second largest copper mine and largest zinc reserves.
