August 7, 2013

Junior mining is bust, but it’ll be back

Mineral exploration has always been a market of extremes, moving from boom to bust to boom quickly and forcefully. It’s not necessarily a bad thing.

August 6, 2013

Kenya cancels mining licenses; gold royalties double

Companies caught by surprise.

August 4, 2013

Top ten write-downs of the summer

Biggest impairments all gold miners.

August 2, 2013

Paladin is getting crushed after no buyer found for Namibian mine

The Australian uranium miner must now tap the markets for $75 million.

August 2, 2013

ENRC a step closer to go private

Largest investor has backed ENRC founders' $4.5 billion takeover.

August 1, 2013

Randgold not scared of tumbling gold prices thanks to its Mali mines

Miner believes it can weather the storm by maintaining its positive position in Mali.

July 31, 2013

Kinross posts $2.4 billion net loss in Q2

$2.29 billion non-cash write-down and Tasiast mine expansion on hold.

July 31, 2013

Analysts expects several banks to follow JPMorgan commodities exit

Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs likely to be the next ones.

July 31, 2013

Mining CEOs sent packing planning comebacks: report

Aaron Regent (Barrick Gold) and and Mick Davis (Xstrata PLC) the two that might be back very soon.

July 31, 2013

African Barrick Gold shares hit by $727m charge and lawsuit

The mid-cap gold miner's impairment followed an operating review that also drove the company to announce $95 million of operating cost cuts.