December 30, 2015 Millions of people being contaminated with toxic mercury used in mines The largely unregulated use of mercury has created a major worldwide environmental hazard.
December 28, 2015 The world’s 10 driest mines Average annual precipitation at many of these mines is zero.
December 28, 2015 Sudans new gold rush: miners risk their lives in search of riches With the economy in tatters, the government has opened the country to prospectors operating without regulations or oversight.
December 28, 2015 The world’s largest black diamond can now be seen in Dubai The gem, insured for $37 million, was flown to promote the reopening of a Karloff Paris boutique.
December 27, 2015 The Swazi king, his New York hip hop jeweler and a $263 million mining deal New York’s King of Bling has reportedly scored a $263 million gold-mining deal with Africa’s last remaining absolute monarch, a real king—what […]
December 24, 2015 Mining in 2016: Six reasons to be cheerful No 3: "The return of inflation could revive demand for hedges including commodities, with gold in particular likely to benefit."
December 22, 2015 Iron ore price predictions keep getting cut Iron ore back above $40 on Tuesday, but Australia cuts official price forecast for 2016 to 20% below prediction made just three months ago.
December 22, 2015 What to expect for 2016: Top predictions for the mining industry Will commodities continue to “bump along the bottom” or is a recovery coming by mid-year? The jury is out.
December 21, 2015 Gemfields fetches $29 million in Singapore rubies auction The company managed to sell 90,642 carats of the 92,136 carats it made available under the auction.
December 21, 2015 Randgold Resources bails out of Ghana partnership with AngloGold The company said it believed that the Obuasi mine does not meet its criteria for making an investment.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
