May 18, 2016 Why some investors have taken a shine to gold Several high-profile investors have caught gold fever amid improving market sentiment.
May 17, 2016 Billionaire Soros scoops up $264 million stake in world’s largest gold miner Fund now owns a 1.7% stake in Canada's Barrick Gold.
May 17, 2016 Aussie firms back push to drive Argentina to world No 2 lithium supplier There are fresh opportunitis to explore for new lithium resources in the rich Latin American footprint, says Latin Resources Managing Director, Chris Gale.
May 17, 2016 Sandvik reinvents top hammer drill bit design Solving a problem a customer experienced when drilling in abrasive rock conditions has led to a groundbreaking new design for drill bits.
May 17, 2016 Canadian oil sands camps evacuated as wildfire shifts north Forest fires in Northern Alberta have forced additional evacuations at several major operations.
May 17, 2016 Rio Tinto forges ahead with Simandou, the world’s largest mining project The massive Simandou project, in Guinea, is considered the world's biggest untapped iron ore deposit.
May 17, 2016 Rio Tinto reaches 100 million carats milestone at the Diavik diamond mine Canada’s largest diamond mine has been in production since 2003.
May 16, 2016 Australian company plans coal mine in Poland Australia's Prairie Mining has confirmed its intention to open a coal mine in southeast Poland by 2023, saying it was confident the $632 million (558 million euro) project would be…
May 16, 2016 China’s ICBC buys giant London gold vault from Barclays The deal, due to close in July, will make ICBC Standard the only Chinese bank to operate a vault in London.
May 16, 2016 Australia’s geoscientist employment slump enters its third year Employment prospects for Australia’s professional geoscientists deteriorated even further in the opening quarter of 2016, driven down by mining’s negativity and dashing hopes for an improvement in the geoscientist employment…
China lithium tumult spurs futures exchange to step in again The lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange closed limit-up on Tuesday. January 21, 2026 | 10:50 am
