Congo refutes NGO accusations against Chinese miners Report singled them out as the main cause of human rights abuses in the country, particularly in Katanga, Congo's copper belt province. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 24, 2013 | 10:15 am
South Africa’s mining sector watchful: gold wage talks coming up The chambers of mines will kick-off talks in early July. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2013 | 5:04 pm
Asteroid miner exceeds $1 million crowd-funding goal Planetary Resources is now going for $2 million and has created new incentives to lure backers. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2013 | 4:04 pm
Gold, silver turn positive Precious metals hit fresh multi-year lows in European trading before turning positive. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2013 | 1:34 pm
Chile’s court launches probe on why Barrick’s Pascua-Lama fine was reduced It was cut down from $16 million to $12 million. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2013 | 11:31 am
Junior miners in Quebec get a push with new $250 development fund The new fund plans plans to invest between $5 million and $20 million in each miner. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2013 | 7:00 pm
Silver found to be key weapon in fight against antibiotics resistance Adding silver to antibiotics can make them up to 1,000 times more effective, say experts. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2013 | 2:42 pm
Fortescue delays $3.8 bn infrastructure sale in Australia’s iron ore belt Delay affects smaller iron ore miners who were hoping a deal would unlock access to key rail and export ports. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2013 | 11:34 am
Millions of dollars paid by diamond miners in Zimbabwe vanish Parliamentary committee found "serious discrepancies" between what diamond companies claimed to have paid in local taxes, and what the government said it had received. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2013 | 7:44 pm
Thousands of Peruvians camp in the Andes to defend lake from Newmont’s gold project Government has sent additional police forces to watch over the protestors, as previous manifestations have turned violent in the past. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2013 | 4:41 pm
