Silver goes first, gold goes second: 2018 outperformers For the second year in a row, people are being bullish on silver. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 27, 2017 | 12:01 pm
Gold touches over three-week high, palladium hits 17-year peak Gold prices edged up on Tuesday to a more than three-week high in post-holiday trade on geopolitical concerns. Reuters | December 26, 2017 | 8:10 am
Value of top 50 mining companies surge $140 billion in 2017 More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10. Frik Els | December 20, 2017 | 3:43 pm
Russia’s Nornickel opens $2.5 bln credit line for refinancing The proceeds will be used for refinancing existing debt, financing capital expenditure and general corporate purposes. Reuters | December 18, 2017 | 8:58 am
CHART: High flying metals to fall back to earth in 2018 Panel of investment banks and research houses forecast declines in copper, zinc, lead and palladium prices in 2018. Frik Els | December 15, 2017 | 4:34 pm
Mining’s Mr. Fix-It brings extinction of 100-Year-Old Lonmin After years of near-death experiences, the story of Lonmin Plc is finally over. Bloomberg News | December 15, 2017 | 2:25 pm
South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater to be No. 2 platinum miner with Lonmin buy Sibanye said it would cut a third of Lonmin's employees and deliver savings of about $112 million a year by 2021. Reuters | December 14, 2017 | 9:44 am
Platinum’s discount to palladium hits 16-year-high Palladium hit high of $1,022.70 Thursday, just off a 16-year high from last week, while platinum hit a low of $887.50 per ounce. Reuters | December 8, 2017 | 10:37 am
Luxembourg, Japan team up to explore and mine space resources The five-year cooperation agreement covers the exchange of information and expertise on the exploration and mining of out-of-earth resources. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2017 | 8:01 am
