Pitru Paksha is upon us, a time when it is considered bad form to make deals of any sort. But times are changing.

An article published in the Australian Finance Review has prompted OceanaGold to confirm that OceanaGold had unsuccessfully pursued a business combination with Alacer Gold.

The increase may signal a turnaround for SouthGobi Resources, whose shares plunged 56 percent last year in Hong Kong.

A year of tumbling share prices and a shrinking pool of funding have left smaller mining companies vulnerable to the approaches of medium-sized rivals.

Among the top three North American gold miners —Barrick, Goldcorp and Newmont— the former made the strongest gains in the past month.

The Republic of Congo (ROC), not to be confused with the neighbouring DRC, has the potential to develop into one of the world’s biggest potash miners over the next decade.

Eike Batista could be forced to restructure his EBX Group, Reuters reports. Could AUX go to market?

Serbia’s mining sector, stagnant since the wars that tore Yugoslavia apart in the early 1990s, looks set for a revival as volatile […]

The platinum market is likely to hit a record deficit of 844,000 ounces in 2013, HSBC says, as supply shrinks and demand, […]

Mongolia will begin producing coal from a block of its giant Tavan Tolgoi mine this year, a senior official at the state-run company in […]

“We were pleased to return the highest dividends of the gold industry on a per share basis on 2012,” said Gary Goldberg, […]

Idaho-based Coeur d’Alene Mines anticipates higher silver and gold production this year, after overcoming fourth-quarter 2012 challenges at Palmarejo and San Bartolome.