May 24, 2016 State of emergency in Peru over mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining The 60-day decree affects 11 districts in the Madre de Dios region, where several studies have found high levels of the toxic element in people, rivers and fish.
May 24, 2016 Kinross Gold workers strike at Tasiast mine in Mauritania, shares plummet Mauritanian workers complain that there is a major gap between their salaries and Canadian expats working for Kinross.
May 24, 2016 Long-lost ship found in Namibian desert — with gold aboard Diamond miners have found the remains of a Portuguese ship that disappeared on its way to India laden with gold and other treasure, almost 500 years ago.
May 24, 2016 Pit collapse at jade mine in Myanmar leaves at least 13 dead It is the latest in a series of deadly accidents in recent months to hit Hpakant, where as much as 90% of the world's jade is mined, mostly illegally.
May 23, 2016 Centerra Gold fined for environmental damage in Kyrgyzstan Ruling is one of the latest signs of renewed tensions between the Kyrgyzstan government and the miner, which have been locked in a bitter dispute over profit sharing for years.
May 23, 2016 Gold hits lowest price since late April on fears of rate hike US Fed officials signalled a rate rise could come as early as June.
May 23, 2016 BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile hit by fresh strike The labour action follows two other one-day protests at the mine and comes as BHP mulls a $2.2 billion investment to expand the operation.
May 23, 2016 Blackrock backs Bacanora Minerals with $11 million investment The move by the world's largest asset manager shows increasing interest in the lithium market.
May 23, 2016 Canada’s Inuit group shows its members the mining money Association is set to pocket 1.19% royalty on net Baffinland iron ore sales
May 23, 2016 Alrosa vice president Andrey Polyakov assumes world diamond council’s presidency The World Diamond Council brings together representatives of the entire international diamond industry supply chain, from mining through retail.
Gold refiner stops taking scrap delivery to melt down in US Metalor Technologies paused accepting new shipments of metal due to an inventory backlog caused by severe US weather. January 29, 2026 | 04:03 pm
