March 30, 2016

Kinross is going ahead with expansion of its Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania

Project is expected to dramatically increase production and slash costs at the troubled mine.

March 30, 2016

Australia to feed Ukraine nuclear power plants

The deal will see Canberra supplying the necessary uranium to feed the European country’s nuclear power plants.

March 30, 2016

Thousands rally in Mongolia over foreign mining concessions

The more than 2,000 people who gathered in Ulaanbaatar's Freedom Square claimed foreign companies have exploited Mongolia's mineral wealth, which accounts for 94% of the nation's exports.

March 30, 2016

This is the 68-carat diamond Lucapa just found at its Lulo mine in Angola

The 68.1-carat gem-quality diamond is one eight 'significant' rocks found from trial mining at a new area of the Lulo concession.

March 29, 2016

Ghana grants Gold Fields tax rate cut as firm mulls Damang mine faith

The firm has not yet decided whether to inject more cash into Damang or suspend operations.

March 29, 2016

Aussie mining CEO accused of inciting violence as cops probe activist’s murder

The Bench Marks Foundation has accused the CEO of Mineral Resources Commodities (MRC) of inciting violence in an area where an anti-mining activist was murdered last week.

March 29, 2016

Pershing Gold raises $6 million to advance Nevada mine

The funds will be used to advance the Relief Canyon gold project.

March 29, 2016

Gold-buying spree makes of Russia the world’s largest consumer

The country's central bank added 356,000 ounces of the precious metals to its reserves in February.

March 28, 2016

‘Significant milestone’ for new gold mine in Scottish highlands

Scotgold believes gold and silver from its Cononish project near Loch Lomond in Trossachs National Park would attract a "significant premium".

March 25, 2016

China’s Zijin Mining profit in 2015 hit by gold, base metal prices slump

Net profit for 2015 dropped by almost 30% to $261 million (1.7 billion yuan) from the previous year's $353 million.