June 1, 2016 Randgold’s Bristow sets off on another epic bike ride for Africa’s poor Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow is on a fund-raising motorbike safari, which will take him from east to west across mid-Africa.
June 1, 2016 Someone stole this $5 million diamond-encrusted gold eagle statue The golden statue was supposed to be the centrepiece of a campaign launched in conjunction with a series of books and events to raise money for cancer research.
June 1, 2016 Brazil’s mining sector to recover lost ground as iron ore, metal prices stabilize Higher gold prices will push miners to restart or speed up development of projects, leading a fresh wave of mergers and acquisitions in the country, according to BMI Research.
June 1, 2016 Vale said to have altered crucial data from dam disaster Federal investigators claim Vale modified official documents detailing the chemical composition and concentration of the mineral waste spilled.
May 31, 2016 McDonald’s Japan fights low sales with appetizing prize: an 18-karat gold McNugget The campaign comes as the fast food chain steps up efforts to attract customers across the Asian country.
May 31, 2016 The big, the deep and the just plain crazy — mining and drilling facts and feats It’s only when something crazy happens that we normal folk start to take notice, which has given mining something of a reputation with most people.
May 31, 2016 Centerra Gold seeks international arbitration for dispute with Kyrgyzstan The company said the arbitration proceedings will be held at Stockholm and Sweden, and that they will be conducted under the UNCITRAL rules.
May 31, 2016 Sierra Leone grants preliminary OK to Stellar Diamonds Tongo mine The West Africa-focused firm said it was verbally informed of the approval by the country's Minerals Advisory Board.
May 31, 2016 Peru’s illegal gold miners back Fujimori’s vow to end crackdown Fujimori says she will repeal laws aimed at protecting the environment that ban the use of dredges and heavy machinery by miners in rivers and wetlands.
May 31, 2016 Bayer and Planetary Resources to collaborate to improve agriculture with space data Improving agriculture with crop-specific satellite images.
China’s Baowu takes control of Simandou iron ore operator The company raised its stake in the Winning Consortium to 51% from 49%. January 30, 2026 | 10:05 am