August 16, 2016 Soros cashes in as Barrick posts best-ever first half rally Soros Fund, which took a $263.7 million stake in Barrick Gold Corp. in the first quarter, cut its holdings in the world’s biggest producer of the metal by 94% in…
August 15, 2016 Hedge funds up bullish platinum, palladium bets near record Large scale futures speculators and PGM investors in physically-backed exchange traded funds are taking wildly different views of the outlook for the metals.
August 15, 2016 Nazi ‘gold train’ hunt in Poland is back on About a year after two treasure hunters claimed to have found a Nazi train in Poland, laden with gold and gems, a team of 35 researchers has resumed digging for…
August 15, 2016 Metso inks key deal with world’s largest copper miner Codelco To support the conversion of Chuquicamata, the largest open-pit copper mine in the world, to a large-scale underground mining operation.
August 15, 2016 Diamond giant Alrosa unearths 136.24-carat rock Currently unnamed, the stone is one of the largest diamonds ever recovered at the Nyurbinskaya open-pit mine.
August 15, 2016 Chile’s Codelco may slash copper output as it further cuts costs to the bone The world's top copper miner admits to be facing its “worst crisis ever” since created in 1976.
August 15, 2016 It’s not just oil – Canada’s potash industry is going through its own bust A wave of overbuilding and production increases in recent years — spurred by a spike in crop prices and a perceived demand that didn't quite materialize — have left the…
August 15, 2016 Colombia’s largest mine turns to Australian tech to reduce environmental impacts The Cerrejón mine is one of the world’s largest open cut coal operations.
August 12, 2016 $60 iron ore price see Australia, Brazil lose market share Report shows higher ore prices have encouraged the likes of Iran, Russia and Mongolia to increase shipments to China at faster pace than dominant players.
August 12, 2016 Historic Cornwall tin mine could re-open in 2018 Vancouver junior will start environmental work in September at South Crofty mine in south-west England where mining dates back to the Bronze age.
US lawmakers propose $2.5B critical minerals reserve Priority will be given to recycled materials, but minerals extracted from mines could also be eligible. January 15, 2026 | 11:31 am
