Mining in the Amazon threatens 20% of indigenous lands – report

The proposal, signed by companies responsible for 85% of the DRC's copper, cobalt and gold output, suggest that sliding royalties will give the government a higher share of revenues.

Companies are teaming up to develop one of the country’s newest gold mine, the Asanko Gold Mine (AGM).

The company said its founder and chairman emeritus, Peter Munk, passed away Wednesday in Toronto, surrounded by his family.

Operations at La Coipa mine, located in in northern Chile, were halted in 2013, when the targeted orebody run out of riches.

The miner is working towards reactivating its Aranzazu and São Francisco gold projects in Mexico and Brazil, respectively.

In partnership with the Wits Mining Institute (WMI) at the University of the Witwatersrand, the company launched the Sibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining Laboratory (DigiMine).

South Africa’s top gold producer has secured a 38% stake in DRDGold in exchange for some of its assets, which boosts the mid-tier gold miner’s reserves by 91% to 5.7 million ounces.

The diamond business has been one of the first to embrace blockchain technology wholeheartedly.

Oz Minerals offers top dollar for Avanco which boasts top private equity players and Glencore as major shareholders.