Freeport’s Cerro Verde copper mine in Peru hit by strike The mine produced just under 500,000 tonnes of the red metal last year, making it Peru's largest copper operation. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 10, 2017 | 9:58 am
Ecuador anticipates $4 billion in mining investments by 2021 The country expects mining investments to increase 360% in the next four years compared to the 2013-2016 period as it has already granted 160 of the 420 explorations licences it put out to tender in July. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 10, 2017 | 4:05 am
13 stunning visualizations of silver put global debt into perspective Although gold has a bigger reputation today as a monetary metal, it was often deemed too valuable for everyday transactions throughout history. The Money Project | March 9, 2017 | 4:09 pm
Canada’s Gov’t gives mining explorers a full extra year of tax credit The 15% Mineral Exploration Tax Credit, which was slated to expire at the end of this month, has been extended until March 31, 2018. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 6, 2017 | 2:00 am
Mining industry leaders meet again at PDAC 2017 For the second consecutive year, PDAC will host the International Mines Ministers Summit (IMMS) with 25 countries attending to it. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2017 | 8:00 am
World’s top 10 gold mining companies – 2016 Only three of the world's largest gold producers managed to lift output in 2016 – Barrick loses 600,000 ounces of annual production but slashes costs. Vladimir Basov | March 3, 2017 | 4:40 pm
A short history: How bitcoin reached parity with gold The enigmatic cryptocurrency has steadily climbed in price to take the title of the best-performing currency in both 2015 and 2016 Visual Capitalist | March 3, 2017 | 3:38 pm
Strike at BHP’s Escondida mine takes toll on Chile’s copper output, GDP The country’s copper output is predicted to have fallen by 12% last month when compared to February 2016, while GDP dropped 1%. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2017 | 8:43 am
Gold, silver prices are getting clobbered Gold suffers its worst trading day of 2017 while silver is down 4.2%. Frik Els | March 2, 2017 | 11:23 am