Scientists replicate medieval gold purification technique

“The apparent recovery of the last few years has not been confirmed by the data available -- in fact it has been just the opposite."

Not shareholder friendly and bureaucratic.

Damage to glaciers must be compensated.

Gold jumps second day in a row as Ukraine war of words and action on the ground intensifies.

By 2020, cobalt used in rechargeable batteries for everything from cellphones to cars could be greater than today's total global refined market.

Cayden Resource's maiden results from a new target at its El Barqueño project in Mexico adds another 6% to an 80% share surge in 2014.

Authorities estimate there are about 14,000 people currently involved in illegal mining in the country.

Platinum output fell by nearly 40% as a consequence of a more than three-month strike over pay in the sector South Africa.

Under the agreement, the Papua New Guinea government paid Nautilus $7 million, which entitles it to a 15% stake in the project, with an option to increase it by another 15% in the next 12 months.