April 20, 2016 Shirley Temple’s fancy blue diamond ring fails to sell The stone, still in its original Art Deco setting, was expected to fetch up to $35 million.
April 20, 2016 BHP Billiton cuts iron ore target by 10M tonnes This would be the first time BHP reports a annual drop in iron ore output since it completed its merger with Billiton in 2001.
April 20, 2016 Myanmar Wanbao: A new dawn for the Chinese copper miner Documentary focuses on how Chinese mining company Myanmar Wanbao is changing and speaking the new language of a changing Myanmar.
April 19, 2016 Seabridge Gold agrees to buy Snipgold Corp The deal will see Seabridge shareholders gaining exposure to SnipGold’s Iskut project while shareholders of SnipGold receive an immediate 124% premium and exposure to Seabridge’s KSM project, one of the…
April 19, 2016 Kibali shines in record year for Randgold Resources Kinshasa, the Kibali gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo was the star performer in Randgold’s portfolio of operations in 2015, exceeding its target by 7% to contribute 642…
April 19, 2016 Potash miners hit by increased competition, supply amid low prices Analysts, companies expect prices to stay below 2015 levels for at least the next two years.
April 19, 2016 China launches yuan gold fix in bid to gain more influence in metal pricing It is set twice a day based on a few minutes of trading by 18 trading members,
April 19, 2016 India says Kohinoor diamond belongs to Britain The gem has been at the centre of a diplomatic row between India and the UK, with New Delhi arguing for decades that it should get it back.
April 19, 2016 Delays in rollout of autonomous technology forces Rio Tinto to cut iron ore guidance The world's No. 2 iron ore miner has cut its production guidance for 2017 by as much as 20 million tonnes.
April 19, 2016 B.C.’s 2016 jade mining season starts on a high note Jade mining now a $30 million industry in B.C. and local producer plans to increase production by 50% this season
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
