October 26, 2016 Mick Davies’ X2 Resources fails to deliver, frees investors from commitments Launched three years ago with a $5.6bn war chest, the fund once hailed as leader of a new wave of mining investment changes course.
October 26, 2016 Owner of world’s largest gold project just hit the jackpot again Seabridge Gold, the company behind the massive KSM project in northern B.C., has identified a large, untested target at Iskut.
October 26, 2016 A lot more automation, a lot less humans to hit the mining industry According to a new study, countries where miners are rapidly adopting technologies such as self-driving trucks will be increasingly at risk of reduced socioeconomic benefits from mining.
October 26, 2016 Trump’s family fortune originated in a Canadian gold-rush brothel Buried in a ghost town in Canada’s subarctic are the roots of the family fortune that paved Donald Trump’s path to prominence.
October 26, 2016 Rangold looking to the future in Mali In the current climate of global economic and political stress, it is more important than ever for African governments to engage with their investors in a spirit of genuine partnership,…
October 25, 2016 Zijin, Shandong go after Barrick Gold’s Veladero mine in Argentina The potential sale of a 50% stake in Veladero mine could fetch Barrick more than $1 billion, sources familiar with the matter say.
October 25, 2016 All these Australian mines are reopening thanks to the rally in coal prices Glencore has already restarted its Collinsville mine in Queensland and there are at least seven other coal operations set to resume production before year-end.
October 25, 2016 Botswana Diamonds finds octahedron in sample material at Orapa The company, which began exploring the area in March this year, said that specialists from its joint venture partner Alrosa are reanalyzing 80 tonnes of samples that were sent to…
October 25, 2016 Anglo American soars on positive production report Shares were up more than 5% after the firm posted higher output across all divisions, except for copper, and said market conditions for its diamond business had improved.
October 25, 2016 Caterpillar axes sales forecast, warns factors depressing orders could linger While quarterly earnings beat analysts expectations, revenue fell short of estimates and CAT also lowered its full-year guidance.
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