August 17, 2017 South Africa’s Sibanye Gold flags H1 earnings per share loss South Africa's Sibanye Gold flagged up a first-half earnings per share loss on Thursday, citing provisions worth 1.1 billion rand ($84 million) for a possible settlement with miners who contracted…
August 17, 2017 Argentina confirms charges for Barrick employees over 2015 cyanide spill at Veladero Court of appeals says charges of “pollution, negligence and malpractice" still in place for 8 of 9 people.
August 17, 2017 Onerous procurement requirements of S. Africa’s 2017 Mining Charter to hit suppliers While suppliers are not required to comply with the 2017 Charter, the procurement targets for Holders indirectly require them to meet such targets to remain competitive.
August 16, 2017 China to ban primary mercury mining by 2032 as convention comes into force China will ban the production and trade of a range of products containing mercury by 2020.
August 16, 2017 Congo reinstates miners’ VAT exemption on imports in U-turn The government owes mining companies about $700 million in VAT reimbursements from before last year's suspension.
August 16, 2017 Gold rush in Nicaragua — production doubles in little over 10 years Last year, the nation produced over 267,000 ounces of gold, significantly more than the 109,200 ounces it generated in 2006.
August 16, 2017 Bitcoin can’t match gold as inflation hedge: Morgan Stanley Though it is better than bullion and probably even better than conventional fiat currencies as a medium of exchange.
August 16, 2017 Flash floods hit Freeport Indonesia’s mining operations Flash floods have left one worker missing and caused extensive damage to a power plant at the miner's operations in the eastern-most province of Papua.
August 15, 2017 11 opportunities in gold, uranium and diamonds Former journalist James Kwantes, editor of Resource Opportunities, provides a tour of promising junior mining opportunities, from the extremes of northern Canada to the tropics of French Guiana.
August 15, 2017 Is this the start of a hot new metals bull market? Major U.S. indices slid for a second straight week as President Donald Trump and North Korea both escalated their saber-rattling.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
