January 27, 2018

World’s only gold cast of Mandela’s hand could fetch up to $13 million

A South African businessman now living in Canada wants to sell a unique collection of solid gold items intimately associated to Nelson Mandela, which he bought for about $360,000 in…

January 26, 2018

Zambia court dismisses First Quantum bid to stop $1.4bn lawsuit

ZCCM-IH launched action in Oct 2016 to sue First Quantum over claims that the company borrowed $2.3bn from copper mining subsidiary without informing them.

January 25, 2018

De Beers Is digging up more diamonds than any time since 2008

The company, a unit of Anglo American Plc, mined 33.5 million carats in 2017. That’s a 22 percent jump from a year earlier, beating its own target.

January 25, 2018

Teck says Elkview incident to cost 200,000 tonnes in production

This comes a week after the miner reported a "significant pressure" event at the mine.

January 25, 2018

Avalon announces start of winter drilling program on Separation Rapids Lithium project

At least seven holes totalling 1500 metres are planned at the Ontario-based project.

January 25, 2018

Caterpillar beats estimates again, delivers bullish outlook for 2018

The world's largest mining and construction equipment maker beat market expectations for fourth quarter earnings and said its sales growth momentum is expected to continue in 2018.

January 24, 2018

Goldman, Citi final bidders for Scotiabank’s metals business

The field of prospective bidders for ScotiaMocatta, the metals trading arm of Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia, has narrowed to two.

January 24, 2018

K+S Potash Canada honoured to be named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers

This designation follows KSPC being named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2018 in November.

January 24, 2018

McLaren Resources to develop blockchain platform for use in mining related industry

The blockchain platform will allow users to access an immutable record of mining industry information securely and efficiently.

January 24, 2018

Small remains beautiful for gold mining acquisitions

Small, opportunistic deals will dominate the global gold mining sector again this year, analysts said on Tuesday.