Gold Top Stories

Gold Fields to set aside acquisitions, sees industry costs rising — CEO

The South African gold producer is setting aside pursuit of new acquisitions for a year as it focuses on its existing operations and nearby prospects instead, the bullion producer's chief executive told Reuters late on Tuesday.

Reuters | May 30, 2018 | 6:00 am

Here’s what miners are getting wrong when it comes to digital transformation

While the global mining industry is quickly becoming more digitally…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2018 | 4:24 am

Petropavlovsk asks UK regulators to investigate activist shareholders

The London-listed firm is near the end of a quest…

Reuters | May 29, 2018 | 11:48 am

Miners warn Congo it faces $3bn revenue loss over new law

The mining companies insist the government reinsert a stability clause,…

Bloomberg News | May 29, 2018 | 10:41 am

Newmont sells its royalty portfolio to Maverix Metals for $17 million, stake in the junior

Other than cash sum, the US miner is receiving 60…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2018 | 4:53 am

Glencore-Xstrata deal ‘on the verge of collapse’ after Qatar withdraws support

Qatar's about-turn means that more than 25% of shareholders eligible to vote at the 12 July meeting are now against the deal’s current terms.

Frik Els | June 26, 2012 | 8:22 pm

Diamonds looking good long because of Western style weddings in China and India

The rapid industrialization of China and India will be good for the diamond business, and in the next decade demand will break through the peak reached in 2006, according to an analyst at Bain & Co.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 26, 2012 | 8:08 pm

Mongolian coal mining stops, drops and …

Mongolian Mining Corp hit a record low today as investors looked at the likelihood of more restrictive investment policies to be implemented after Mongolia's parliamentary elections this week.

Joshua Zapf | June 26, 2012 | 6:31 pm

Ivanhoe Australia cuts 50 jobs to $10 million

Copper and gold focused Ivanhoe Australia announced Tuesday that it will cut 50 jobs from its Queensland operations to save around $10 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2012 | 1:17 pm

Barrick Gold appoints rival Agnico-Eagle CFO to boost stock price

The world’s largest gold company, Barrick Gold, has rehired a former member of its financial team to fill a senior management spot generated when it dumped former chief executive Aaron Regent in hopes of restoring its stock price.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2012 | 12:41 pm

Dr Caterpillar’s chart says the global economy is going to get much sicker. And soon

But management of the equipment behemoth has stuck to their forecasts for a record-breaking year.

Frik Els | June 25, 2012 | 11:22 pm

Barclays: Commodity investors’ retreat is turning into a stampede

The speed and extent of recent commodity price falls suggest market participants are anticipating a severe deterioration in the macroeconomic outlook.

MINING.com Editor | June 25, 2012 | 10:33 pm

Power to China in the IMF – does this mean gold to be mobilized?

While the B.R.I.C.S nations are contributing to the I.M.F.’s funding with the purpose of shoring up the global financial system, they’ve stipulated that they want more power in the I.M.F.

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | June 25, 2012 | 7:58 pm

South Africa to up the rent because nationalisation would break the bank

The African National Congress has proposed a tax to raise R40 billion: the Resource Rent Tax would take 50% of a mining company's profits that exceed 15% return on their investment.

Joshua Zapf | June 25, 2012 | 6:50 pm

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