November 28, 2014

Deep-sea miner Nautilus to get $113m of escrowed funds

The sum will be given on the completion of the sale of 15% of its Solwara 1 project to an entity nominated by Papua New Guinea.

November 27, 2014

Deutsche Bank shuts down physical precious metals trading

Deutsche Bank is winding down its physical precious metals trading business, it said on Thursday, moving to further scale back its exposure to commodities.

November 27, 2014

Ed Moy: World entering era of greater gold transparency

Edmund C Moy, Fortress Gold strategist and former US Mint director, discusses paper versus physical gold, Asian demand, central bank mistrust and Fort Knox.

November 27, 2014

Chile’s mining sector to double energy demand by 2025

These are not very good news for the energy-starved copper producing nation.

November 27, 2014

For sale: Quarry used as a set for Dr. Who, Wrath of the Titans

Other films include Clash of Titans and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

November 27, 2014

Mariana Resources down after dumping copper-gold project in Peru

Company say it would focus on core projects.

November 27, 2014

Rio Tinto sets $350m aside to expand Canada’s Diavik diamond mine

The investment will allow for a fourth pipe to be developed at the site, with production expected to start by 2018.

November 27, 2014

African Barrick is history, changes name to Acacia Mining

The miner plans underground operations at North Mara and inked a deal that could see it acquire up to 70%of a project in Burkina Faso.

November 26, 2014

Price fixing lawsuits come to platinum, palladium market

Goldman, BASF, HSBC and Standard Bank accused of front-running and spoof orders while in charge of the London PGM Fix since 1989.

November 26, 2014

Analyst: Glasenberg could grab Rio by way of China

By promising top shareholder Chinalco, Rio's stakes in Oyu Tolgoi and Simandou.