Physical demand helps gold price consolidate gains Continued strong central bank interest will likely result in some 550 tonnes of new physical demand this year says TD Securities. Frik Els | July 9, 2013 | 6:05 pm
AngloGold Ashanti Selects 3D Laser Mapping System to Improve Gold Mine Safety 3D Laser Mapping has supplied AngloGold Ashanti with a high tech laser monitoring system, called SiteMonitor, to support mine survey activities and improve safety at the Geita Gold Mine in Tanzania. 3D Laser Mapping | July 9, 2013 | 5:06 pm
Grasberg is up and running again But 2013 output will be 20% less than planned. Frik Els | July 9, 2013 | 4:26 pm
Metso to deliver a significant feeder order for Buenavista del Cobre copper mine in Mexico New service hub to be built in Cananea to assist during installation and future servicing. Metso | July 9, 2013 | 4:15 pm
Continental Gold off to the races after Colombia drill results Toronto-based company gains 6.8% after drilling 16.7m of 58.7 g/t gold at its flagship Buriticá project. Frik Els | July 9, 2013 | 2:30 pm
Photo of the day: Oyu Tolgoi’s first international shipment The Mongolian government tweeted July 9, and July 9 it was. MINING.com Editor | July 9, 2013 | 7:12 am
BHP Billiton making aggressive push for 50 billion barrels of Texas shale oil "The world’s second largest oil field may lie in America’s ancient Permian Basin, and BHP Billiton wants a share." MINING.com Editor | July 9, 2013 | 4:20 am
Rockwell’s revenue up 31% despite lower diamond sales Rockwell Diamonds (RDI-T) has seen some improvements in its first quarter of fiscal 2014 after refocusing on its Middle Orange River diamond projects. Canadian Mining Journal | July 9, 2013 | 3:30 am
Air pollution sheds years from life expectancy: MIT study Beijing particulate levels in January reached as high as 700 micrograms per cubic metre. MINING.com Editor | July 9, 2013 | 1:15 am