April 26, 2015

3 gold miners die in Ghana

Three miners died last week in Ghana after inhaling toxic fumes while underground.

April 26, 2015

China is burning through its natural resources

China is the globe's top mining country, but its alarming reserves-to-production ratio is forcing domestic miners to hunt for deals in the rest of the world.

April 23, 2015

Barrick changes plan to halt Zambia mine over royalties row

Barrick Gold Corp. has backtracked on its decision to suspend operations at its Lumwana open pit copper mine in Zambia after the cabinet reduced mining royalties.

April 23, 2015

DMCC to host three seminars on diamond finance

The Dubai Diamond Exchange, a DMCC initiative, is planning to hold three seminars on diamond financing this year, underscoring the growing importance of the issue for the global diamond industry.

April 23, 2015

Low diamond prices push Anglo American to cut output

The global miner trimmed its forecast from 32m-34m carats to 30m-32m because of “current trading conditions”.

April 22, 2015

Iron ore price rockets

Jumps 6% on Wednesday to four-week highs despite record-setting production numbers from Big Three.

April 22, 2015

How to make money in renewable energy: NBF’s Rupert Merer

Rupert Merer analyzes that growing energy sector for National Bank Financial and tells The Mining Report why betting on the future of renewables is a prudent strategy for profit growth.

April 22, 2015

Mick Davis tells investors to stay away from coal, Africa

When asked about how much lower commodities prices will dive this year, Davis said he thought they were close to hitting rock bottom.

April 22, 2015

BHP yields to pressure and low prices, halts iron ore expansion

The company has become the first big miner to delay a planned output expansion.

April 21, 2015

DRC: Mining code negotiations to resume

The DRC's government has told mining companies it intends to reopen negotiations with them over a revision of the mining code sent to parliament last month.