Family men or forest destroyers? Meet the miners living off the Amazon’s gold
The Amazon has more than 4,470 illegal mining sites, more than half of them in Brazil.
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Trapped China gold miners have to wait 15 days for rescue
Rescue teams on Wednesday drilled new holes down a gold mine in China's Shandong province, searching for more survivors after an explosion 10 days ago.
Moody’s sees lower rates for several years to support gold price
Market sentiment and speculative positioning will keep gold prices volatile, the debt ratings agency said.
Alrosa sees diamond demand uptick in 2021
The Russian miner saw sales grow more than three fold in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 17 million carats.
Vale hires banks to sell coal assets in Mozambique
Vale's coal division posted a loss of $213 million in its most recent quarterly result.
Sibanye-Stillwater exceeds PGM, gold production guidance
The South African miner saw a positive recovery in the second half of 2020.
Eldorado to buy QMX Gold for $105 million
Friendly acquisition expands the miner's footprint and landholdings in Quebec by about 550%.
Gold Fields picks former Amplats boss Griffith as CEO
Griffith will take the helm in April after current CEO Nick Holland retires.
Australia’s iron ore export hub starts clearing port ahead of cyclone
The Pilbara Ports Authority has begun clearing large vessels from anchorages at Port Hedland, the world's biggest iron ore loading hub.