Independence Resources to sell gold, silver and cobalt-bearing property

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.

In three decades, the Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index has never declined four years in a row.

The new gold giant would have a market value of $33 billion, operations on five continents, and a gold output of well over 12 million ounces a year.

Tension grows as the illicit miners keep evading government efforts to bring them into the formal economy.

Chile's massive copper mines will soon be part of a "Mining Tourism Route," to kick off in 2015.

Very recently, we've been subtly shifting from producers and near-producers to advanced developers.

The English bank is planning to sell large parts of its metals, agricultural and energy business.

The South American nation lost the title to China in 2012.

The rare earth storm has passed, but a new critical metal conundrum could be ahead for the West.