December 2, 2016 Gold price slump puts Barrick’s Super Pit deal with Minjar at risk The Chinese miner is also having a hard time trying to convince Western lenders of financing part of the deal.
December 2, 2016 Juniors crashed by gold slump The junior gold miners’ and explorers’ stocks have been crushed in recent months, collateral damage from enormous gold-futures selling.
December 2, 2016 Rodent bait from oil sands poisoning animals commonly trapped in Alberta Companies respond by banning rodent poison.
December 1, 2016 Gemfields postpones emerald auction over India’s ‘demonetization’ The auction of emeralds from the miner's Kagem operation in Zambia will now be in February.
December 1, 2016 Glencore to resume dividend in 2017 as debt reduction on track Soaring coal prices have helped Glencore, the world’s biggest provider of the thermal kind, straighten its balance sheet.
December 1, 2016 Taliban offer ‘security’ for copper, gas projects Armed group behind much of the violence over the past 15 years has offered to protect major Afghan government projects.
November 30, 2016 Gold set to record its worst month in three years The precious metal shed nearly 8% in November.
November 30, 2016 Scandinavian Biopower to invest in a biocoal plant in Mikkeli Finland – construction works to start late 2017 Scandinavian Biopower Oy, a 100% subsidiary of Dutch private equity investment company Momentum Capital, has made an investment decision to commission a biocoal plant in Mikkeli, Finland.
November 30, 2016 Canada’s Diavik mine axes 51 jobs Company says it was forced to lay off employees from across the business given "current market conditions."
November 30, 2016 Canadian mining company in London targeted by protesters over EU-Canada trade deal Last night activists obliterated the words ‘democracy’, ‘environment’ and ‘justice’ with gold spray paint outside the offices of a Canadian mining company, in a protest designed to draw attention to…
Precious metals extend rally as silver price surpasses $90 Spot gold hit a peak of $4,641.29 per ounce, taking its year-to-date gains to 6%. January 14, 2026 | 09:41 am
