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Scientists claim gold in human excrement is worth millions

They have given the expression "where there's muck there's brass" a whole new meaning.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2015 | 10:03 am

Zijin Mining buys 10% of Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines

Zijn's main interest in Ivanhoe seems to be the Kamoa copper project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2015 | 8:47 am

South Africa woes cast doubt on BHP spin-off success

There are a number of challenges South32 is likely to face, including potential Black Economic Empowerment ownership concessions and power price hikes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2015 | 4:10 am

US grants Peru $1m for Amazon clean-up due to illegal mining legacy

Funds aim to help reduce the use of mercury and design remediation plans in Peru's southern regions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2015 | 7:59 am

Gold market waves near century-old price fix good-bye

Thursday will be the last time traders at four banks agree by phone twice-daily prices for bullion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 18, 2015 | 7:00 am

Why Goldman Sachs is wrong about commodity prices: Philip Richards

In this interview with The Mining Report, Richards discusses his outlook for oil, gold, vanadium, zinc and nickel, and profiles companies with projects that will see the light of day even in harsh price environments.

The Mining Report | March 18, 2015 | 6:46 am

How top gold producers margins are being squeezed

In 2014, nine out of top 10 gold producers achieved significant reductions in all-in sustaining production costs, but average cash margin fell victim to bearish gold price.

Vladimir Basov | March 17, 2015 | 5:12 pm

Tommy Humphreys: An inside look: How mining titans like Giustra, Lundin, and Beaty are playing the downturn

Since Tommy regularly spends time with the sharpest minds of the natural resource sector (Lundin, Gisutra, Casey, etc.), we know how valuable his perspective is.

Palisade Capital Corp | March 17, 2015 | 4:45 am

BHP’s South32 spinoff to cost $738m

Board proposes to give shareholders one share in the $12bn spin-off company for every BHP share owned, but the whole process comes with hefty fees.

Frik Els | March 16, 2015 | 3:28 pm

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