Over 300 illegal miners died in Ghana in the last two years There is an estimated 10,000 immigrants, most of them Chinese, engaged in illegal mining in the African country. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2013 | 1:45 pm
BHP said to have discovered vast copper deposit in Western Australia Finding is close to BHP's massive but low-grade Babel-Nebo nickel-copper discovery. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2013 | 5:01 pm
Chilean court halts Barrick’s contentious Pascua-Lama project Construction activities in the Argentine side of the project won't be affected by today’s resolution. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2013 | 3:50 pm
Meet the first Bitcoin billionaire A social media user who goes by the handle of “The Bitcoin Billionaire” has been giving away over $13,000 worth of bitcoins. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2013 | 3:12 pm
Fed minutes early release knocks gold price down The precious metal dropped below $1,575 an ounce and Goldman Sachs cut its 2013 gold price forecast for the second time in six weeks, to $1,545 an ounce from $1,610. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2013 | 2:13 pm
BHP could resume massive Jansen potash project this year The $10bn mega project was shelved last year. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2013 | 1:37 pm
Anti-mining protests spread throughout New Zealand Opposition parties claim companies lobbied for a last minute change to a bill introducing a harder line on anti-mining protests at sea. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2013 | 3:46 pm
Copper strike will cost Chile up to $35 million If all major copper mines in Chile halted their operations for a day, the country would lose more than $120 million in copper exports alone. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2013 | 2:49 pm
Gold Fields declares a 14k oz loss as Ghana striking miners come back to work Ghana now accounts for about 42% of the company's gold output. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2013 | 2:21 pm
US states push for gold as legal tender Arizona is the main state arguing for residents to be able to use bullion as rightful currency. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2013 | 1:33 pm
