Rinehart’s Roy Hill secures close to $700 million from US bank She needs $10 billion. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 1:19 pm
Canada watchdog accuses Silvercorp short seller of fraud Hedge fund manager Jon Richard Carnes wrote a false negative report in 2011 about the silver miner in order to profit from its falling share price. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 12:52 pm
Glencore Xstrata raises stake in Africa’s copper belt The miner and commodities trading giant acquired an additional 14.5% interest in Mutanda, a copper mine in the province of Katanga, Congo. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2013 | 5:05 pm
Gold price collapses pass the $1,200 mark It plunged as much as 3% to $1,198 an ounce, the lowest price in almost six months. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2013 | 1:00 pm
China’s government likely behind country’s gold hoard—report Already the world's biggest gold producer China is set to overtake India as the No.1 gold importer. But where is all that gold going? Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2013 | 12:10 pm
Rinehart’s Roy Hill project gets $1bn funding injection The $10 billion project, originally expected to begin production this year, is way behind schedule. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2013 | 8:25 pm
Survey: 72% of miners see the global economy improving Confidence levels in the sector have improved dramatically over the last 12 months, reaching a two-year high. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2013 | 6:41 pm
South Africa’s key gold industry faces moment of truth Collapsing gold prices, ageing mines, labour strikes and higher operating costs have together weighed down on the sector in the world's sixth largest producer of the metal. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2013 | 4:27 pm
Bitcoin sinks as China tightens restrictions on trade The virtual currency is down 46% from Monday, and 60% since the historic peak of late November. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2013 | 2:33 pm
Massive diamond deposit said to be hiding beneath Antarctica’s icy hills But scientists think the chance of the Antarctic kimberlite containing economically viable amounts of diamonds may be low. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2013 | 10:54 am
