February 17, 2016 Gold price recovery helps Barrick declare dividend The miner is set to report fourth-quarter results after markets close on Wednesday.
February 17, 2016 India opens 100 mineral blocks to private companies They cover an area of 12,000 square km and could be rich in gold, iron ore, tin and tungsten, among others.
February 17, 2016 Wave of deals to shake the global gold industry in 2016 — report Gold miners to keep cutting cost, team up amid unusual market conditions that will continue boosting deals, says BMI Research.
February 17, 2016 Australia’s Northern Star puts Plutonic gold mine on the market Plutonic is the highest-cost of Northern Star's five mines, producing around 79,000 ounces last financial year at an all-in sustaining cost of $1550 an ounce.
February 17, 2016 Stellar Diamonds secures environmental approval for Sierra Leone project The permit marks another key step in the process of moving towards development of the 1.45 million carat diamond resource in the West African country, said the company.
February 17, 2016 Over one-third of Australian underground mines plan to cut spending in 2016 The coal sector is the most likely to axe spending even further this year (38%), ahead of precious metals (25%), a new study found.
February 17, 2016 New technology helping keep miners afloat but prices still under water Gold miners in particular have stepped up technology investment within a falling capex budget, as the metal price in producers’ currencies has held up much better than other commodities.
February 16, 2016 Iron ore prices soar to 2016 high The steelmaking raw material is back in a bull market.
February 16, 2016 The story of the great mining project that wasn’t so Here’s how you can prevent this from happening to you
February 16, 2016 Indonesia to ease mineral export ban from 2017 The measure is part of a wider revision of the 2009 mining law that led to Indonesia's export edicts and other regulations.
Algeria opens 600-mile railway to tap vast iron ore deposit The step gives the green light for the first shipments of ore from the Gara Djebilet mine in the western desert near the Moroccan border. February 01, 2026 | 04:42 pm