Matchmaking miners and China’s $7 trillion in savings

After a slow start to 2016, the Kibali gold mine is picking up speed, with the substantial performance improvement forecast for the second half of the year already manifesting itself, Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow said here today.

"We like small. Small is good."

He is the first person to die in clashes over mining under new President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

The company was ordered to pay $8 million in legal fees and costs to the Salvadoran government.

Jim Umpleby, group president for energy and transportation, will succeed Oberhelman as chief executive.

After losing money for three years to 2015, Harmony is now focused on finding mines able to offset falling production at its South African operations.

Technical analyst Jack Chan charts the latest moves in gold and silver markets, noting COT data is showing signs of a bottom.

Small but growing Australian gold producer Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) has taken a bite out of its much larger, dual-listed rival, Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM, TSX:NM)

Goldcorp wants to take a low profile in developing an all-electric mine at its Borden Lake deposit.