Goldcorp mulled buying Newmont Africa mines: Bloomberg

New appointments include Russian billionaire

Brazil ministry wants to open border regions to foreign miners. Amazon-basin area about the size of Alaska could be affected.

Ratings agency Moody's warned on Wednesday that new regulations seeking to accelerate black ownership in South Africa's mining industry would deter investment, raise costs and diminish cashflow generation.

Thousands of mine workers at the Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan Inc will extend their strike for another month to protest against layoffs, a union official said on Wednesday.

FLSmidth will be working with Goldcorp to develop EcoTails™, a new system to dramatically improve tailings and waste rock disposal.

The asset, in the state of Zacatecas, is located about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Goldcorp’s flagship Peñasquito mine.

South Africa-listed Pallinghurst now needs just 60% of Gemfields’ shareholders to back its unsolicited takeover offer.

Mongolia’s renewed efforts to attract foreign investment it’s bearing its first fruits.

The precious stones miner has recommended shareholders to accept offer, despite considering it “unfair.”