Goldcorp pours first gold at Argentina’s Cerro Negro mine
The miner poured the initial dole bar at a weight of 100 kilograms containing an estimated 317 ounces of gold.
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Scotiabank, Deutsche, HSBC accused of rigging silver price
The three banks have been accused of fixing the price of trillions of dollars worth of silver.
Australia’s newest and biggest coal mine gets federal approval
The controversial US$15bn Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project is being developed by Indian conglomerate Adani Group.
Beny Steinmetz associate jailed over Guinea’s Simandou case
Frederic Cilins, a French businessman who worked as an intermediary for BSGR in Guinea, became the first person to receive a criminal sentence in a corruption investigation.
Mass grave with hundreds of skeletons found in Bolivian mining town
Hundreds of thousands have died over the years at the city's main silver mine, as a direct result of cave-ins, overwork, hunger and disease.
Freeport, Indonesia make peace: copper exports to resume in August
Indonesia's top copper miner hopes next month to ramp up production and restart concentrate shipments from Grasberg, one of the world's largest copper mines.
Gold fix operator picks committee to oversee spot price
The company’s new board is made up of compliance officers at the four banks that currently operate the gold prices setting process.
Codelco delays $6.8 billion mine expansion, reviews impacts on glaciers
The company says its future depends on the Andina mine expansion, as dwindling ore grades in its old mines are expected to bring annual output down.
Miners need to overhaul business model to boost productivity: study
Cost reduction measures in the mining industry could well have undermined the sector's productivity, which remains down, according to a new EY report.
This cell phone was charged with apples, potatoes and copper wire
The functional art installation was created outside a shopping centre in London.
Delays hit Gemfields ruby plant as Zambia mine reboots
Commissioning of a second processing plant at the Montepuez ruby mine has been postponed to September due to logistical setbacks.