Newmont CEO not interested in returning to Rio Tinto

If the commodity sector keeps the pace for the rest of 2018, this will be the best year for the asset class since 2003.

Company said new technology will help the DRC mine achieve its 2018 production guidance of 730,000 ounces, despite challenges posed by the country's new mining code.

They said they expected authorities to realize the sliding scale they propose would be a more effective mechanism for the government to share in higher commodity prices than the windfall tax and strategic minerals scheme included in the new code.

The use of the pit as a tailing storage facility means the miner will sacrifice remaining gold and copper reserves to help it return to full production after a dam collapse halted operations at the underground mine complex.

A group of researchers from Berlin’s Humboldt University published a study where they say that mining activities are the leading cause of social conflicts in Peru.

The gem’s final price nearly tripled Sotheby’s pre-sale estimate.

The company is negotiating the possibility of buying the government’s 16 per cent stake in the Blanket project.

China already actively seeking opportunities.

Full Metal Minerals wants to buy the Puhipuhi Gold Project.