September 21, 2013

New Dawn sinks 50%; says current business and economic environment threatens its existence

Schedules meeting to discuss share consolidation and closed Zimbabwe mine.

September 19, 2013

Semafo up 5% after adding 770koz at Burkina Faso gold mine

Total gold reserves at the Mana mine is up 28% to 2.4 million ounces.

September 19, 2013

South African police ‘lied over shootings’ in Marikana mine

A commission of inquiry has evidence that shows police falsified or withheld documents and gave false accounts of events.

September 19, 2013

Namibia imposes moratorium on coastal phosphate mining

Companies say they haven't heard of it.

September 18, 2013

US energy boom leadership jeopardized, larger shale oilfields found

New found formations potentially hold seven times the amount of recoverable oil located in the US and Canada together.

September 18, 2013

Shareholders want fresh blood on Barrick Gold’s board

"Munk and the board need to change," they say.

September 18, 2013

The perfect storm that’s going to make diamonds more expensive – an interview with Paul Zimnisky

Founder of the world's first diamond and gemstone ETF tells MINING.com why he's so confident in diamonds.

September 17, 2013

South Africa open to modifying controversial mining bill

Both companies and legal experts have criticized extensively some of the clauses, which it makes the law "unconstitutional."

September 17, 2013

European Union revokes sanctions on Zimbabwe’s diamond firm—report

Despite claims of fraud in the July election that kept President Robert Mugabe in power.

September 17, 2013

Gold exploration budget hit all-time high in 2012, but future doesn’t look rosy

Only half the total resources discovered since 1990 has been converted into reserves or put into production to date.