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Turquoise Hill bears the brunt of further delays, added costs for Oyu Tolgoi mine

The Canadian miner's shares have sunk to historic lows in August on news that production from the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine in Mongolia could be delayed 16 to 30 months from the original estimate, while the capital cost of the underground expansion could cost another $1.9 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2019 | 2:00 am

Newcrest ready to divest interest from Indonesian asset

The move comes after the Joko Widodo government mandated that…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 18, 2019 | 11:17 am

Asia Gold: High prices dent buying, silver remains attractive

High prices prompted Asian consumers to sell back physical gold…

Reuters | August 16, 2019 | 11:20 am

A burning question for coal’s brightest star

Columnist David Fickling asks: If India is such a bright…

Bloomberg Opinion | August 16, 2019 | 10:50 am

Philippines’ top high-grade nickel ore miner set to shut down

The mid-sized miner is one of more than two dozen…

Reuters | August 16, 2019 | 5:45 am

China’s falling out of love with gold, demand drops 19%

Gold consumption in the country fell to 569.5 tonnes, with the weakness in the yuan adding to higher spot prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2014 | 6:05 pm

UN opens up more deep sea areas for mining, issues seven new licences

State-owned and private companies from the UK, Germany, India, Brazil, Singapore and Russia are among those to benefit from the seabed regulator’s decision.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2014 | 2:00 pm

Indonesia lifts six-month ban of metal concentrate exports

The shipments, the first of their kind in six months, were allowed after Sebuku Iron Lateritic Ores (SILO) and Lumbung Mineral Sentosa agreed to pay the new 20% tax.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 22, 2014 | 4:22 pm

Domestic and Indian gold rally points to a strong second half

Data points going back 35 years confirm the probability of gold gaining strength in the second half

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | July 20, 2014 | 8:30 pm

Kaizen not done with acquisitions

Kaizen will find projects and ITOCHU will fund them.

CEO.CA | July 18, 2014 | 9:00 am

Japanese nuclear reactors could reignite uranium mining

Be prepared for a rally in the uranium mining sector.

Jeb Handwerger - Gold Stock Trades | July 18, 2014 | 12:17 am

Indonesia to revoke Newmont license unless resumes output, lifts lawsuit

Authorities are is planning to send a letter to the Colorado-based miner saying that it has defaulted on its contract and, therefore, is “negligent."

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2014 | 10:00 am

Cameco expects Australian regulator decision on uranium mine shortly

The company also said that ore from its Cigar Lake mine, in Canada's Saskatchewan, would not be milled until early 2015, instead by the end of the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2014 | 5:46 pm

Pilbara expansion boosts Rio Tinto iron ore output

The world’s second-largest mining company’s produced 139.5 million metric tons of iron ore in the six months through June, while its shipments rose 20% to 142.4 million tons.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2014 | 9:45 am

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