December 9, 2016 Sibanye Gold expands platinum assets by buying Stillwater in $2.2bn deal Together with reducing Sibanye’s dependence on its aging South African assets, the deal will make the company the world's third largest palladium producer, the company said.
December 9, 2016 INFOGRAPHIC: The world’s deepest gold mine Humans will do almost anything for gold. In fact, they will even suspend themselves 2.5 miles into the Earth – braving extreme temperatures, armed thieves, and constant seismic activity –…
December 9, 2016 Fresh shake-up at Rio Tinto in aftermath of bribery probe Russian-Canadian Vera Kirikova will become human resources group executive while Simone Niven will assume the corporate relations group executive post.
December 8, 2016 Big drop in South Africa platinum output The African nation produces some 70% of the globe's platinum.
December 8, 2016 MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine forced to file new environmental plan The move is part of the new government's strategy to rebuild trust on the project following deadly protests that halted exports from the mine in October.
December 8, 2016 Anglo American about to make key decision on South African assets sale While the miner is not longer being pressed to include its platinum assets in the divestment plan, the issue of how to package mines and which ones to include, remains…
December 8, 2016 Trump not mining’s sole option to stop onerous EPA mine bonding program Industry claims the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, and state regulatory agencies already possess what miners contend are adequate financial guarantee programs.
December 8, 2016 Protectionist Trump policies to crash dollar, gold and bitcoin to soar Many people seem to think Trump is going to "fix" the US by invoking the isolationist, nationalist, and oft failed economic policy of protectionism.
December 7, 2016 Nevsun off to the races after eye-popping Serbia assays Drilling results from Vancouver-based company's super high-grade Timok copper-gold project lifts market value to within sight of US$1 billion.
December 7, 2016 Win for Barrick’s giant South America gold project Top gold producer's plans to revive giant Pascua Lama gold-silver-copper project on course after Chile rejects community attempts to block revisions.
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
