Colombia to speed approval of permits, crack down on illegal miners The country wants investors back and has vowed to reduce the time it takes to process permits to less than two months. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2015 | 9:00 am
Mongolia’s ancient silver mines highly polluting: study Geologists found evidence of large amounts of silver smelting that ended up contaminating a vast area in southwest China. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2015 | 5:00 am
Peru mining output rises on zinc, silver, lead Peru's mining production rebounded 5.8% in January as output of most major metals rose, the government said in a preliminary report. Business News Americas | March 3, 2015 | 6:33 pm
Silver Wheaton doubles gold stream at Vale mine Silver Wheaton (NYSE:SLW, TSX:SLW) has doubled down on the gold stream it currently has in place at Vale's (NYSE:VALE) Salobo mine in Brazil. Andrew Topf | March 3, 2015 | 3:29 am
Canadian miners the world’s top buyers of assets in 2014 Gold remains the most-targeted commodity by volume, according to EY’s latest report. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2015 | 6:30 pm
Poor market conditions put major chill on global exploration Global exploration spending dropped 26% in last year, compared with 2013, as several juniors threw in the towel and producing miners slammed the brakes on capital and exploration expenditure. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2015 | 1:04 pm
Going for Mexican gold Mexico’s massive precious-metals belts are some of the world’s finest. Adam Hamilton - Zeal Intelligence | February 27, 2015 | 12:58 pm
Apple buying a third of world’s gold to meet demand for iWatch Interest in the high-end model, featuring 18-karat gold casing, is picking up. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 26, 2015 | 3:01 pm
Reopening of controversial Spanish copper mine sparks heated debate The contract has been awarded to a consortium headed by Grupo Mexico, the same company responsible of a major toxic spill in Sonora last year. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 26, 2015 | 2:00 pm