How the central bank squandered Switzerland’s gold reserves
If the Swiss vote yes in next month's referendum its central bank needs to buy back 1,500 tonnes of gold sold for $300–$500 an ounce a decade ago.
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Russia pushes forward plans to mine the moon
The country's ultimate purpose is to extract rare earth elements, breaking China's dominance and pushing prices down.
Vancouver junior surges after Nevada gold, silver intercepts
Corvus Gold announces most significant drill results in terms of grading and width at 100%-owned North Bullfrog project 200km northwest of Las Vegas.
Rio Tinto’s Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender delivers exceptional results
Rio Tinto’s 30th anniversary collection of 54 rare pink and red diamonds from its Argyle diamond mine has delivered exceptional results, achieving the highest average price per carat since the Tender began in 1984.
105 ton wheel loader assembly
Van der Vlist were recently given the opportunity to show off a huge range of their services, in delivering a 105 ton Komatsu WA 800 wheel loader. The machine needed to be taken from storage at Van der Vlist headquarters in the Netherlands, to a quarry in southern Norway.
Juniors continue to struggle as confidence crisis lingers in the mining industry: PwC
The top 100 raised a total of $685 million through equity financings in the 12 month period ended June 30, 2014, down from $795 million a year earlier.
MICROMINE releases Geobank Mobile 2
MICROMINE, the leading provider of software solutions to the international mining sector, is pleased to announce the release of Geobank Mobile 2, the latest version of the company’s geological field-logging solution.
New modelling and mine planning tools in Maptek Vulcan 9.1
Maptek™ Vulcan™ 9.1 delivers widespread improvements to the flagship modelling and mine planning product. Standout new features are Gantt Scheduler for underground operations, Level Designer for stope access design and enhancements to Implicit Modelling.
Former Anglo’s senior exec. said to have taken $3.5 million from firm
Instead of paying for mine equipment and services, the former project director sent the money to private bank accounts in Barbados and London.
