August 17, 2016 Harmony Gold swings back to profit, will consider Barrick’s Acacia stake The potential acquisition fits in the South African gold producer’s plans to expand operations across Africa.
August 17, 2016 Premier Gold Mines strengthens senior management team Charles Ronkos has joined the company as Executive Vice-President, Project Development - Americas.
August 17, 2016 Mining sector outlook improves despite losses and Brexit Data from the FTSE 100 shows the seven largest mining companies account for close to 5.5% of the value of the index. At the end of 2015 they accounted for…
August 16, 2016 Glencore tries to enforce its rights in Bolivia Bolivia seized three of Glencore’s operations in nine years and the Swiss giant is now initiating arbitration proceedings against the South American nation.
August 16, 2016 Mount Polley disaster could have been a lot worse — report Two years after the mine’s massive tailings pond collapse, the tarnished Golden Triangle environmental and economic fallout continues.
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.
Vizsla Silver says 10 employees abducted in Sinaloa, Mexico Armed men entered staff accommodations and forcibly removed the workers, who included engineers, geologists, security personnel and administrative staff. January 29, 2026 | 02:10 pm
