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US mulls scaling back ‘conflict minerals’ rule

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is reconsidering the rule, which requires companies to trace and report whether their products contain minerals from a war-torn part of Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2017 | 6:09 am

Vancouver miner escapes Philippine crackdown

B2Gold escapes crackdown in Philippines, but Australian-Canadian OceanaGold has mine suspended.

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | February 2, 2017 | 4:13 pm

South African judge clears path for Ivanhoe Mines’ Platreef mine development

Judge revoked an interim order that prevented the company from relocating graves present at its Platreef platinum group metals mine, in Limpopo Province.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2017 | 9:18 am

Kenya’s new mining act is a modern piece of legislation with a few issues to iron out

The new Act is largely considered to be a modern piece of legislation that is clear in terms of timelines and structures, but that still has a few challenges that need to be addressed.

Rainbow Field | February 1, 2017 | 12:46 pm

Did this financier just call the end of the mining rally?

Private equity firm Orion selling $1 billion worth of royalty, streaming and offtake assets covering gold, silver, base metals and diamonds.

Frik Els | February 1, 2017 | 12:21 pm

Here’s what miners should expect and do in 2017

While companies face different outlooks and challenges depending on the commodity they mine and their size, Deloitte says they should all should be looking for the answer to one common question — “Going forward, where should we play and how can we win?"

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2017 | 6:01 am