February 1, 2017 Zinc miner spends $20M on a new fleet Sandvik Mining will supply and maintain a full fleet of mining equipment for Caribou Mine operations.
January 31, 2017 Deutsche Bank won’t finance any coal projects any longer It has decided not to finance any greenfield thermal coal mining or coal-fired plants and it will also reduce its existing exposure to the sector.
January 31, 2017 Moon Express ready for first private lunar trip after raising another $20M The private space exploration firm has enough money to hit the moon by the end of 2017.
January 31, 2017 Gold soars past $1,200 on Trump’s immigration ban, comments on Germany Spot gold climbed 0.4% to $1,200.00 per ounce in early trade, while April Comex bullion was last up $10.20 an ounce at $1,206.30.
January 31, 2017 Lucapa adds Motahe project in Lesotho to portfolio, shares jump The project, which has existing infrastructure, a camp and a diamond processing plant in place, is located just 5km from Letšeng, the highest dollars-per-carat kimberlite diamond mine in the world.
January 31, 2017 US mines produced an estimated $74.6 billion in minerals last year The country, however, was 100% import reliant on 20 mineral commodities, including rare earths, manganese and niobium, which are among a suite of materials often designated as “critical” or “strategic.”
January 30, 2017 New rare earth miner lists in London, raises $10 million for Burundi project Rainbow Rare Earths plans to restart the Gakara mine, which operated for 30 years until 1978, and that still holds high grade of the coveted elements.
January 30, 2017 Freeport may resume copper exports from Indonesia in ‘a day or two’ — authorities Government is considering to extend the miner a temporary permit, valid for up to six months, which would pave the way for Freeport to resume exports from Grasberg.
January 30, 2017 Dominion Diamond CEO to step down due to family reasons Brendan Bell, who has also resigned to Dominion's board, has agreed to stay on as CEO until June 30 to ensure a smooth transition.
January 30, 2017 Newcrest Mining gold output falls, but copper rises Newcrest's gold production dropped to 614,715 ounces in the quarter ended in December, from 615,498 ounces in the three months immediately prior and 620,691 ounces a year ago.
Gold refiner stops taking scrap delivery to melt down in US Metalor Technologies paused accepting new shipments of metal due to an inventory backlog caused by severe US weather. January 29, 2026 | 04:03 pm
