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Barrick chairman Thornton boosts ownership with major share buy

The boss of the world's top gold miner has bought 306,000 additional shares in the company.

MINING.com Editor | March 13, 2018 | 1:48 pm

New effort to mine sea floor for minerals essential to new low-carbon economy launches in April

This cruise will identify an ocean area suitable for employing the process DPG has developed for mining nodules containing high concentrations of minerals.

Fenton | March 13, 2018 | 12:30 pm

Anti-corruption body asks Rio for Oyu Tolgoi-related info

Request relates to an investigation about possible abuse of power by authorized officials during negotiation of the 2009 Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 13, 2018 | 9:34 am

Antofagasta more than doubles dividend on strong copper prices

Chile-focused miner is raising its dividend by 177%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 13, 2018 | 4:20 am

Newcrest shares hit after dam wall collapse

The miner declared that its performance for fiscal 2018 will be affected by the breach of a tailings dam wall at its Cadia gold mine.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 12, 2018 | 4:52 pm

Copper price: Hedge funds slash bullish bets to 16-month low

The last time large-scale copper price futures speculators were this bearish, copper was trading 30% lower than today's price.

Frik Els | March 12, 2018 | 1:05 pm

China’s Zijin Mining interested in Serbian copper mine RTB, Belgrade says

Serbia has tried and failed three times since 2007 to sell the debt-laden mining complex.

Reuters | March 12, 2018 | 10:30 am

US miners ask Supreme Court to end uranium mining ban near Grand Canyon

The National Mining Association (NMA) and the American Exploration and Mining Association (AEMA) have filed petitions asking the court to reverse the 2012 ban.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2018 | 7:12 am

Taxes aren’t the real problem with mining in Congo: Gadfly

There's a strange thing about the fear going through the global mining industry after theCongo signed an order to lift royalties last week: Compared with most other countries, these levies are still relatively low.

Bloomberg Opinion | March 12, 2018 | 4:37 am

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