July 31, 2015

Wage negotiations in S. Africa’s gold sector to end next week

South Africa’s top gold producers believe it is highly likely that unions agree to take the latest pay offer presented to them, marking the end of almost 5 weeks of…

July 30, 2015

Barrick sells 50% of Zaldivar for $1 billion cash

Family-controlled Antofagasta is surprise buyer of Chile copper mine.

July 30, 2015

Platinum price: New round of industrial action

Amid worst slump in over six years, ruling party of South Africa calls shaft closures and layoffs "unpatriotic" as unions gear up for another brutal fight.

July 30, 2015

BMO’s Andrew Kaip: The gold majors are back

In this interview with The Gold Report, Kaip names two seniors as Sector Outperformers, and touts the virtues of a half-dozen undervalued near-term gold and silver producers.

July 30, 2015

The euro isn’t dead

While the world can count dozens of important currencies, when it comes to top line financial and investment discussions, the currency marketplace really comes down to a one-on-one cage match…

July 30, 2015

Codelco resumes operations at Chuquicamata amid fresh road blockages

A group of demonstrators, however, continued to block some access roads on Thursday morning, attempting to seize a bus that was heading to the nearby Gabriela Mistral mine.

July 30, 2015

Privacy implications of the extractive sector transparency measures act

Analysing the privacy impact of legislation, and the legitimacy of that impact, requires first to focus on the objective and scope of that legislation.

July 29, 2015

Nautilus Minerals: Vessel dewatering plant detailed design contract awarded

Nautilus Minerals Inc. announces that contract for the detailed design of the Solwara 1 dewatering plant to be used on the Company’s Production Support Vessel has been awarded to the…

July 29, 2015

About 30,000 fresh job cuts, more mine closures expected in Australia

A fresh survey of mining industry leaders is predicting more mine closures and job cuts as the prices of commodities like iron ore and coal decline.

July 29, 2015

Catastrophic mine waste spills increasing in frequency, severity and cost world-wide

On 1st anniversary of North America’s worst mine waste disaster, failures shown to be global trend attributable to industry & regulatory failure to implement best practices.