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Congo’s Gecamines sells copper assets to Chinese for $52 million

The deal increases Chinese miners presence in Congo, which is Africa’s top copper producer and the world’s largest producer of cobalt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2015 | 6:00 am

True Gold injects $14 million to its Karma gold project in Burkina Faso

The Vancouver-based company said it is on track to pour its first gold at the mine in the first quarter of 2016.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2015 | 3:33 am

Commodities rout hits diamond industry, prices down 3.4 pct in first half of 2015

In the past year, they've lost 9.4% of their value, the recently launched Zimnisky Global Rough Diamond Price Index shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 10, 2015 | 8:20 am

Platinum, palladium price drop accelerates

Data showing South African production up 88% in May from a year ago pushes platinum to levels last seen in 2008 while palladium falls to 2-and-a-half year low.

Frik Els | July 9, 2015 | 3:20 pm

Iron ore prices: the worst is yet to come

Despite the rosy outlook from Australia’s top iron ore producers, they are all facing staggering demand from their biggest customer — China.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 9, 2015 | 7:40 am

Why chaos on markets isn’t moving the gold price

Safe haven no more? Or how to "portray what is evidently a financial and economic crisis as nothing to be concerned about"?

Frik Els | July 8, 2015 | 1:47 pm

UN Human Rights unit roasts Canada over mining, aboriginal treatment

The human rights committee is currently meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, ahead of finalizing its report and is hearing from Canadian non-government groups, including Amnesty, and from the federal government.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2015 | 6:55 am