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Harmony eyes lift in total gold output to 1.5moz pa and to add wider African gold acquisitions

The world’s fifth largest gold producer has told a Perth mining forum today that it plans to lift its total output to 1.5 million ounces a year within three years as it combines its increasing output from African and PNG mines.

Field Public Relations | September 8, 2016 | 9:21 am

EPA adds Colorado gold mine to new Superfund pollution sites

Move comes thirteen months after an EPA crew mistake caused millions of gallons of bright orange wastewater to taint rivers in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2016 | 7:31 am

World’s largest, newest diamond mine to inject $5.2bn into Canada’s economy

Gahcho Kué, co-owned by De Beers Canada and Mountain Province Diamonds, is also expected to provide 1,200 new jobs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2016 | 4:10 am

US, China climate pact devastating for coal price

New study forecasts global thermal coal trade to shrink by 373 million tonnes per year, leading to minimum 30% fall in coal prices post 2020.

Frik Els | September 8, 2016 | 4:00 am

Near record China imports can’t hold up iron ore price

August shipments third best month on record as price slips to six-week low and BHP warns of new supply pushing prices down further.

Frik Els | September 8, 2016 | 2:15 am

China cargoes keep copper price positive

For the first eight months copper concentrate imports are up 35% at nearly 11 million tonnes.

Frik Els | September 8, 2016 | 12:52 am

African project funding slowly starting to improve: financial expert

Addressing today the second day of the three day Paydirt 2016 Africa Down Under mining conference in Perth Speaking on day two, Northcott Capital Managing Director, Mr Nick Martin, said to be successful in obtaining finance a company must adhere to three crucial platforms.

Field Public Relations | September 8, 2016 | 12:10 am

New NewCastle Gold CEO Gerald Panneton hits the ground running

n NewCastle’s Castle Mountain gold project, Panneton sees a large-scale, brown field, largely permitted resource in a leading jurisdiction that’s amenable to simple heap-leach mining, and can be brought back into production in the near term.

CEO.CA | September 7, 2016 | 3:21 pm