June 5, 2014

Newmont halts all operations in Indonesia, declares force majeure

The company is putting about 80% of its Batu Hijau mine employees on leave at reduced pay from Friday.

June 5, 2014

Fresh name bidding to take over 117-year old silver fix

London-based fund manager ETF Securities has thrown its hat in the ring to run the spot pricing mechanism for the globe's physical silver trade.

June 5, 2014

Bolivia passes mining law that bans partnerships with multinationals

The law, the first major overhaul of the country’s mining sector since 1997, denies cooperatives the right to partner with private companies, whether domestic or foreign.

June 5, 2014

China’s Rare Earth Toxic Time Bomb to Spur Mining Boom

The toxic time bomb set by China’s rare earths mining boom is set to boost the prospects for some of the $12 billion of projects being developed outside the world’s…

June 5, 2014

AcmeLabs® Contributes Funds to Support the Mineral Deposit Research Unit’s Exploration Geochemistry Initiative

New initiative aimed at increasing the amount and quality of research and training in the discipline of mineral exploration geochemistry.

June 5, 2014

BT helps connect The De Beers Group

BT’s global network will help the world’s leading diamond company connect generations of people with the Earth's natural treasures

June 5, 2014

Miners profits sank 72% over past year, lowest level in a decade

Global net profits have dropped to $20 billion in the last year, with gold, coal and diversified miners being the worst affected.

June 5, 2014

The platinum supply shock

Even investors who typically eschew precious metals have been hard-pressed to ignore the platinum industry this year.

June 5, 2014

Joy Global profit drops on weak mining equipment demand

The firmj's bookings, an indication of future sales, fell by 7.2% to $1.05 billion from $1.13 billion in the same period of 2013.

June 4, 2014

Secrets of the strategic investors

How do you calculate ROI on investment conferences?