Newcrest ups stake in Ecuador with Cornerstone deal

8 million+ silver-equivalent ounces expected over next two years.

Prospecting is of course the integral first step in the process of discovery, walking the bush and hammering rocks means boots on the ground. It's people walking through the bush that have found the worlds mines.

The judge also ruled that a group of independent specialists should inspect the mine and take samples of soil, water and nearby vegetation.

The alleged deals involve Glencore's Collahausi mine in Chile, as well as Antamina and Antapaccay copper mines in Peru.

Shares in Vancouver firm up 7% after inking debt-equity-streaming deal for 7 million ounce Brucejack underground gold mine near Alaska border.

Under the agreement with AngloGold, Randgold will lead and fund a development plan to rebuild the Obuasi gold mine in Ghana.

With the markets in whiplash mode, Joe McAlinden, founder of McAlinden Research Partners and former chief global strategist with Morgan Stanley Investment Management, believes volatility is going to stick around for a while, and we might see a correction double of what we've had so far.

The country’s environmental management authority found the copper concentrate imported from Chile had high levels of arsenic, a toxic substance.

With the Yuan devaluation, interest rate hikes, and stock market volatility, Eric Coffin explores what commodities merit your investment dollars.