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Gold firms gear up for growth as cost of mining the metal falls

Early signs of activity include Kinross Gold's March decision to expand its Mauritanian gold mine and Goldcorp acquisition of junior Kaminak for $520 million in May.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2016 | 6:02 am

This is the next major copper-gold project in South Australia

Construction at Carrapateena will commence next year, with first production in 2019.

Project Monitor | June 8, 2016 | 12:15 am

Iron ore jumps to two-week high

Firmly back above $50 a tonne as miners' cost deflation eases.

Frik Els | June 7, 2016 | 4:03 pm

Top miners squandered $200 billion during boom

Capital spending by the world's largest miners since 2010 amounted to $632 billion – 32% of which has now been written off says new report.

Frik Els | June 7, 2016 | 10:51 am

Commodities storming back into bull market

Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2016 | 6:38 am

Here are the world’s top 10 gold producing mines

This year, global production is expected to level out as project development budgets were slashed during the three-year gold bear market. But with gold prices rebounding, miners are in a good position to be much more profitable.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | June 3, 2016 | 12:01 am

Iron ore price rout accelerates

CHARTS: Down 26% in a month the forward curve now points to the low $30s.

Frik Els | June 2, 2016 | 12:31 pm

Basslink failure has cost Tasmanian economy $560 million to date

And while the Singaporean-based owners of the Basslink infrastructure have now targeted a revised restart for the end of this month, the new EnergyQuest report released today says the Basslink related economic losses to date are at best conservative.

EnergyQuest | June 2, 2016 | 11:30 am

Who’s heard of Scandium?

Scandium promises to be a future wonder metal. And Australia is likely to become its major source of supply.

Project Monitor | June 2, 2016 | 10:45 am

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