Gold mine collapse in Uzbekistan kills one, about 20 trapped

A collapse at an abandoned gold mine in Uzbekistan has resulted in one death and roughly 20 trapped underground.

Andrew Topf | January 21, 2018 | 5:45 pm

New gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire ramping up

Perseus Mining (ASX,TSX:PRU) will soon start pouring gold from its Sissingué gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire, having delivered the first crushed ore to the mill and processing plant earlier this month.

Andrew Topf | January 21, 2018 | 3:53 pm

Tahoe denies reports of water contamination

Tahoe Resources (TSX, NYSE:THO) is denying a media report issued on Thursday that its Shahuindo mine in Peru has contaminated local water supplies. 

Andrew Topf | January 21, 2018 | 11:55 am

New indicated resource points to expansion at New Century Zinc Mine

The re-start of a mothballed zinc mine in Australia is turning out to have a strong upside for both the mining company and its investors. 

Andrew Topf | January 14, 2018 | 8:25 pm

China imported a record amount of iron ore in 2017

Hunger for high-quality iron ore from Australia and Brazil pushed Chinese imports of the steelmaking ingredient to a record high in 2017.

Andrew Topf | January 14, 2018 | 6:05 pm

Gold gains $21 in 3 days on T-bond selloff

Gold enjoyed a nice lift late last week as the yellow metal cruised to $1,337.40 at the close of trading Friday in New York. 

Andrew Topf | January 14, 2018 | 5:21 pm

2 dead, 17 miners missing following Peru earthquake

An earthquake in Peru on Sunday has claimed two lives and caused an illegal mine to collapse. 

Andrew Topf | January 14, 2018 | 4:26 pm

$900M Australian rare earths mine given state approval

The mine could supply up to 10% of world demand for neodymium and praseodymium, used in the manufacture of magnets for wind turbines, and electric vehicles.

Andrew Topf | January 7, 2018 | 5:09 pm

Coal mine to re-open in Canada, another closes in US

Former Grand Cache Coal mine to re-start out of bankruptcy; 4 West Mine in Pennsylvania will be shuttered.

Andrew Topf | January 7, 2018 | 4:11 pm

Huge silver deposit discovered in Inner Mongolia

Chinese media is reporting that a large deposit of silver has been found in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.

Andrew Topf | January 7, 2018 | 3:09 pm

Silver-lead-zinc-mine to re-open in New South Wales

The town of Broken Hill, New South Wales, will have something to shout about in the new year.

Andrew Topf | December 29, 2017 | 2:00 pm

West Virginia coal miner killed in dozer accident

A coal miner in West Virginia has died following an accident at a mine owned by Revelation Energy, LLC.

Andrew Topf | December 29, 2017 | 12:03 pm

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