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Freeport cuts workforce at Grasberg as coronavirus cases in area rise

Company did not say how many workers at the mine, which normally employs about 25,000 people, would be kept on to run the operation.

Reuters | May 18, 2020 | 6:28 am

China’s Chifeng Jilong restarts gold production at Laos mine after 6 yrs

The restart of gold production at the mine comes after…

Reuters | May 17, 2020 | 9:33 am

Gold price eyes 7-year high on second virus wave fears

Silver also rallied to its highest in two months.

MINING.com Editor | May 15, 2020 | 10:40 am

Gold, silver race higher on fear of second virus wave

Nations that enjoyed success quelling the virus, including South Korea…

Bloomberg News | May 15, 2020 | 6:57 am

Turquoise Hill expects Oyu Tolgoi blowout to top $1.8bn

Oyu Tolgoi's operator also narrowed the estimated 16-30 months delay…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 15, 2020 | 4:07 am

Turquoise Hill sale of stake in Mongolia’s SouthGobi falls through

The failed deal was supposed to allow Turquoise Hill to finally break ties with the Mongolian coal miner that was once worth over $2.4 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 1, 2015 | 5:10 am

Rio Tinto ready to resume hunt for mining deals — report

If the miner buys any assets this year, it would be Rio's first acquisition in about three years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 1, 2015 | 3:23 am

Kyrgyzstan names new PM to settle issue with Centerra over Kumtor mine

Temir Sariyev, a 51-year-old economist, said before Thursday's vote in parliament that resolving the Kumtor issue would be among his priorities.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 30, 2015 | 10:15 am

Cliffs US sales beat estimates, turns a profit in Q1

But the miner revised down its 2015 U.S. iron ore sales and production volume estimate to 20.5 million tons, from its previous guidance for 22 million tons

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2015 | 5:50 am

Finding Value in Declining Commodity Prices

Amazingly enough, precious metals are the best-performing commodities sub-sector so far this year, having collectively lost 2.5 percent.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | April 28, 2015 | 3:00 am

Picking undervalued gold equities is akin to picking strawberries: Randall Abramson

Pick one: long gold or short gold?

The Gold Report | April 27, 2015 | 3:56 pm

Mongolia to rescind $100m payment to Khan Resources

The two sides met last week, but failed to reach an agreement on a dispute that has dragged on for six years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2015 | 3:27 am

China is burning through its natural resources

China is the globe's top mining country, but its alarming reserves-to-production ratio is forcing domestic miners to hunt for deals in the rest of the world.

Vladimir Basov | April 26, 2015 | 1:15 pm

Canadian mining chairman Jim Doak found dead in Mongolia

Doak, the chairman of Toronto-based uranium exploration and development company Khan Resources, was found dead Thursday morning in his hotel room.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2015 | 5:00 am

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