Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief

Asteroid mining firm hires former White House officer

Peter Marquez, former director of space policy under US Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, is Planetary Resources’s new vice president for global engagement.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 11, 2013 | 2:22 pm

Rio Tinto to start copper exports from Oyu Tolgoi this week

Company is said to have invited reporters to attend a ceremony at the mine this Friday to celebrate its first shipment.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 11, 2013 | 1:56 pm

Chinese firm said to have killed Ghanaian miners with poisonous gas

The official version is that the three small-scale miners lost their lives after inhaling excess smoke in a pit during a blast to extract the mineral.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 11, 2013 | 1:07 pm

Ivanplats gets its ducks in a row for South African project

Company filed both a mining right application and included a BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) partner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2013 | 6:06 pm

Copper Mountain’s mine up and running again ahead of schedule

The miners hasn't yet determined the exact cause of the mid-May failure of the transformer.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2013 | 5:21 pm

Ghana’s crackdown on illegal mining: at least 55 new arrests

Identified as nationals of Niger, Nigeria and Togo.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2013 | 5:01 pm

Ecuador to vote on ground-breaking law to allow large-scale mining

Country's gold, copper and silver reserves estimated at $115 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2013 | 11:30 am

Deutsche Bank opens $9 billion gold vault in Singapore

The new vault can hold up to 200 tonnes of gold bullion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2013 | 10:21 am

Illegal Chinese miners caught in Ghana to be deported next week

Illegal mining by Chinese nationals has become an increasing source of contention and resentment for local Ghanaians.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2013 | 5:44 pm

‘Stop caring so much about my gold bets’: Paulson

From now on, updates on his Gold Fund performance will be issued separately and will not be included in the shares monthly updates.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2013 | 5:02 pm

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