April 10, 2017 Iron ore prices keep falling despite a decrease in China’s inventories After a 85% rise in 2016, iron ore prices are now down 3.2% so far this year, which has placed the commodity in a bear market.
April 10, 2017 Bacanora Minerals soars on deal to supply lithium to Japan’s Hanwa Transaction will see the Tokyo-based trader acquiring up to 100% of the output coming from Bacanora's Sonora lithium project in Mexico.
April 9, 2017 U3O8 Corp. stakes the old La Niquelina uranium-cobalt-nickel mine Mineralization was discovered at La Niquelina in 1944, with modest production from a small underground mine in the early 1950's.
April 7, 2017 Top 10 copper mining companies in 2016 2016 highlights: a year of breakthroughs and setbacks
April 7, 2017 Iron ore miners shares drop as prices collapse Ore with 62% content in Qingdao fell almost 7% overnight, entering a bear market and erasing all of this year’s gains.
April 6, 2017 INFOGRAPHIC: Animation – The world’s population in 2100 by region The following animated chart is based on data and projections from the U.N. Population Division, and it shows the evolving population share by region between 1950 and 2100.
April 6, 2017 Barrick confirms selling half of Veladero to Shandong Gold for $960 million Deal will also see the two firms looking at jointly developing the nearby Pascua-Lama gold, silver and copper project and evaluating additional investment opportunities in the area.
April 6, 2017 ‘Conflict minerals’ entering tech supply chains from countries beyond Africa — report Tungsten, tin, tantalum and gold are now also being illegally extracted and traded at sites under the control of armed groups in countries including Myanmar and Colombia.
April 5, 2017 Ex-Goldman Sachs mining fund Manager bets big on Mexican gold junior – Source Exploration (CVE:SOP, FRA:4QW1, OTCMKTS:SRXLF) At 24 years of age, Matt Geiger is one of the brightest and youngest minds in the resource space.
April 5, 2017 Chinese buying 50% of Barrick Veladero, Pascua Lama-report Veladero could fetch more than $1 billion despite operational setbacks.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
