Mexican police seize 119,000 tonnes of iron ore mined by drug lords

Exploration at Hot Chili Ltd.'s Productora copper project, located in Chile, has uncovered a gold resource at Sierra Zapallo, prompting analyst Trent Barnett of Hartleys to upgrade the company to a Speculative Buy.

South Africa's Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which owns 14.5% of Anglo, believes the mining giant may not realize the full value of its assets.

George Bee will assume as vice president of the Argentine side of the project effective Sep. 12.

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. provides a permitting update on its Back River gold project in Nunavut, Canada.

What is not appreciated by most analysts when commenting on China is the power of the Chinese government over its people!

The current gold bull market is just over 6 months old, and while it has not been a gentle ride, it is very much expected considering the volatility of previous bull markets.

For every new company entering the public markets, 15 are leaving.

Conflict comes as Rio Tinto donated its majority stake in the operation to both Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville last month.

The country’s economy shrank 1.6% in the April-to-June period, the largest quarterly decline in seven years.