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
Brazil’s Petrobras to exit Peru: report Firm is the most indebted publicly traded oil company. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2013 | 4:27 pm