April 3, 2019 Barrick upbeat about new DRC president’s stance on mining, investment The company said Felix Tshisekedi had confirmed his intention of working with miners to keep growing the Central African nation’s gold sector.
April 3, 2019 ISIS claims kidnapping and killing Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso In the he latest issue of propaganda newsletter Al-Naba, ISIS took responsibility for the abduction and murder of Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Kirk Woodman.
April 2, 2019 Uganda seeks again to redevelop defunct Kilembe copper mine The Ugandan government is making another attempt to reopen a defunct copper mine estimated to contain 4 million tonnes of ore.
April 2, 2019 Iron ore prices shift structurally higher on Vale woes Iron ore prices in China reached a record high on Tuesday as market participants wrestled two dilemmas, namely the weather-related disruptions from Australia and the safety outages in Brazil.
April 1, 2019 Eldorado begins commercial production at its first Canadian mine The Lamaque underground gold mine in Val d’Or, Quebec, is expected to produce up to 135,000 ounces of the precious metal a year in 2020 and 2021.
March 31, 2019 AngloGold to comply with South Africa mining rights directive The world’s No. 3. gold producer may have contravened black economic empowerment rules tied to its mining rights when it awarded a 4.5 percent stake to employees instead of 6…
March 29, 2019 West Africa — an emerging gold exploration investment hotspot Data shows West Africa has the biggest growth rate in the yellow metal’s resources in the world.
March 29, 2019 Maverix to buy most of the silver from Ascendant’s Honduran mine The Vancouver-based company will make an advance payment of $7.5 million for the right to purchase 22.5% of the silver produced from El Mochito mine.
March 29, 2019 Petra Diamonds shares jump on 425-carat discovery at Cullinan The discovery comes less than a month after Petra found a 100.83 carat gem-quality diamond at the same mine.
March 28, 2019 Golden Star boosts Ghana gold resources despite depletion The company has increased its overall reserves by 6%, net of mining depletion.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
