March 1, 2016 Here’s where mining investors should be placing their bets As a country, however, Canada is falling out of favour.
March 1, 2016 India just shocked the gold market with this unexpected tax hike The country is imposing an excise duty of 1 percent on gold and diamond jewellery.
March 1, 2016 Gold jewellers in India to close shops in excise tax protest Indian jewellers will go on indefinite strike from Tuesday in protest over the reintroduction after four years of a sales tax on gold jewellery.
February 29, 2016 Update: World’s top 10 gold producers Combined output topped 30 million ounces in 2015.
February 29, 2016 Two years after Mexico’s biggest mine spill villagers still don’t trust their drinking water Here's what went wrong and how the impacts could have been minimal.
February 29, 2016 Greenfield exploration in Australia picks up Total area drilled (in metres) climbed by 6.9% during the December quarter, with activity in areas of new deposits increasing by 29.6%.
February 29, 2016 China to axe 1.8 million coal, steel jobs As part of the government’s ongoing efforts to reduce industrial overcapacity.
February 29, 2016 Death toll from Russia’s mine disaster climbs to 36 as rescuers killed in new explosion The bodies of four miners were recovered after the initial disaster, but the remains of the six rescuers who died trying to reach the stranded miners are yet to be…
February 28, 2016 Australia’s gold output climbs to 12-year high Full-year production was 285 metric tons last year, almost two tons more than in 2014 and the highest annual total since 2003.
February 26, 2016 Avalon Rare Metals is now Avalon Advanced Materials Name change reflects a switch on the company's focus.
Column: Europe falling behind in critical minerals race In 2024, 95% of EU rare earth imports came from just three countries: China, Malaysia and Russia, according to Eurostat. January 14, 2026 | 09:53 am
