September 8, 2017 GoGold sells stalled Mexico project to Agnico Eagle for $80 million The sale of Santa Gertrudis has given GoGold much-needed cash to pay off its $46.3-million debt with the Bank of Montreal.
September 7, 2017 EU states at odds over steel tariffs against Russia, Brazil Steelmakers have accused the four countries of dumping the steel used in construction and machinery so the European Commission, the trade policy watchdog, had set out plans to levy tariffs…
September 6, 2017 Argentina to ramp up exploration Mining Development sub-secretary expects exploration activities to rise by 2 per cent in 2017
September 6, 2017 Royal Road and Hemco form exploration partnership in Nicaragua The cooperation agreement aims at identifying and exploring gold and copper targets in the areas covered by both companies’ existing licenses
September 5, 2017 Copper price hits fresh 3-year high as output at world’s top producer falls Chile's state-owned Codelco reports over 5% drop in first half copper production, rising costs.
September 5, 2017 Canada’s Gran Colombia Gold resumes operations at strike-hit Segovia mine While production in August was below normal due to the ongoing disruptions to the company’s operations, Gran Colombia expects to meet its annual production guidance for 2017 of 150,000 to…
September 4, 2017 10% of Mexico’s territory available for mining Active mining concessions add up to 25,716
September 1, 2017 Colombian First Nations protest against coal mine Wayuu leaders traveled to Bogotá to protest against El Cerrejón, the thermal coal open-pit mine owned by Glencore, BHP Billiton and Anglo American
September 1, 2017 Ecuador expects $488 million in revenue from industrial mining The Lenin Moreno government has recently granted 237 mining concessions to private companies
September 1, 2017 BacTech Environmental: “Green Gold” processing technology addresses artisanal mining and ARD problems Every year millions of small-scale miners toil in the baking sun, collecting and breaking rocks with the goal of extracting small amounts of gold - enough to make a living…
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
