April 16, 2017 Two Englishmen find gold bars in old Iraqi tank The estimated value of the bars is of $1.4 million
April 16, 2017 BSGR sues George Soros over loss of Guinea iron project The latest chapter in the Simandou case.
April 14, 2017 Potash producer Belaruskali to make new kind of fertilizer — report The company is also said to be mulling a number of investment projects involving a Chinese chemical company.
April 14, 2017 Gold bull McEwen says price rally has just begun The founder of McEwen Mining and Goldcorp believes prices for the precious metal will reach $5,000 an ounce in a matter of years.
April 14, 2017 Chile’s Codelco sets up lithium subsidiary The unit is expected to help speed up the approval of legislation that allows the exploration and exploitation of the country’s vast lithium deposits.
April 14, 2017 Supply crunch or oil glut: investment banks can’t agree The biggest banks remain bullish on oil prices, but analyst projections about global supply and demand are increasingly diverging.
April 13, 2017 British scientists find sub-sea minerals treasure trove They have found valuable minerals atop an underwater mountain, which is basically a huge flat-topped mound of some of the scarcest materials on Earth.
April 13, 2017 Australia greenlights Rio Tinto’s $2.45bn sale of coal mines to Yancoal With the Foreign Investment Review Board’s approval, Rio Tinto is a step closer to fully exit thermal coal.
April 12, 2017 Brazil suspends Belo Sun’s gold mine licence, stock collapses The company's Volta Grande project is posed to become the country's largest gold mine.
April 12, 2017 Alaska approves key permit for Pebble copper-gold mine, with conditions Permit allows Northern Dynasty to work in the area for the next 12 months, but it includes requirements for state inspections, as well as an unprecedented $2 million guarantee as…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
