Mandalay Resources mothballs Cerro Bayo mine in Chile

A report about the significance of Roman-era workings at Gabriel Resource's massive gold-silver project in Romania takes Rosia Montana a step closer to World Heritage status.

For a free market to be successful, capital must be able to flow to new ideas and endeavours.

Mexico's notoriously violent drug barons have turned to mining to both expand and diversify their sources of revenue.

Copper production declined 0.3% in the period due to lower ore grades, harder rock and more complicated production processes.

Paul spoke with Kitco at the Metals & Minerals conference in San Franciso.

Over the past decade, the number of disputes that have resulted in international arbitration has increased tenfold for the oil and gas sector and fourfold for the mining industry. And these conflicts will only escalate.

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Canada accounted for just over 13% of the total, the smallest share in 14 years. The DRC made it to the top 10 mining destinations for the first time.

The country is seeing a transition from the investment phase to the production phase and this transition is 'only just the beginning.'