Gold Top Stories

Hecla Mining sues Montana after told to clean up before starting new projects

The state’s "bad actor" law has only been used once before, and Hecla’s president and chief executive officer, Phillips Baker is the first top executive at a large company to be scrutinized under it.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2018 | 6:49 am

SolGold on a roll, confirms major copper-gold target at Ecuador project

Results from 11 of the 12 drilling rigs at its…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2018 | 3:39 am

Markle’s wedding ring expected to follow royal tradition of Welsh gold

The royal tradition of using a wedding band of Welsh…

Reuters | March 25, 2018 | 9:01 am

Mexican environment officials visit mine following cyanide spill

Some 200 litres of cyanide solution were released into the…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 25, 2018 | 7:45 am

Barrick Gold cuts 2017 compensation for top two executives

The decision was made to reflect a challenging "shareholder experience"…

Reuters | March 23, 2018 | 5:21 pm

Falling output hurts SA gold miners

South African gold producers are expected to report lower quarterly earnings with production knocked across the board as output-disrupting safety stoppages continue to sting, a Reuters poll of 7 analysts showed.

Finance 24 | May 8, 2012 | 5:41 am

See you in court: Roman Copper sues Romania

Roman Copper Corp. is suing the Romanian government after the country backed out of a deal to sell its largest state-owned copper mine, Cupru Min Abrud.

Andrew Topf | May 7, 2012 | 10:57 pm

Yet another gold mining scam: Abandoned mines, money and hope

Always on the lookout for mining scams, I came across the news report repeated below.

Jack Caldwell | May 7, 2012 | 9:29 pm

Canadian Inmet set to kick off construction at Cobre Panama

Inmet Mining Corporation (TSX:IMN) has launched a $1 billion senior unsecured notes offering as part of a total finance plan for the $6.18 billion copper/gold/molybdenum project Cobre Panama.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 7, 2012 | 1:37 pm

South Africa mine casualty figures at record low

Miningmx.com reports April has seen the lowest number of mining fatalities ever in South Africa, according to figures released by mines minister Susan Shabangu.

MINING.com Editor | May 6, 2012 | 10:35 pm

Bullish gold bets at 4-week high

Wagers on copper increased sevenfold to 15,582, as prices slumped 2.7 percent, the first weekly drop in three. Bullish gold bets climbed 7.9 percent to 116,061, a four-week high.

La Repubblica | May 6, 2012 | 12:29 am

Charlie Munger: Civilized people don’t buy gold

"I think gold is a great thing to sew into your garments if you're a Jewish family in Vienna in 1939, but I think civilized people don't buy gold. They invest in productive businesses."

MINING.com Editor | May 6, 2012 | 12:25 am

Hey! Esperanza Resources. Friends don’t let friends dilute their stock 50%

Number of shares in issue will double and a sword will hang over retail investors' heads for the next five years.

Frik Els | May 4, 2012 | 11:15 pm

Antofagasta shares hit by copper and gold production falls

Shares of Chilean miner Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) were down over 4% at 11:20 ET after the company announced yesterday that its first-quarter copper production fell almost 13% amid rising development and maintenance costs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 4, 2012 | 3:49 pm

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