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How top gold producers margins are being squeezed

In 2014, nine out of top 10 gold producers achieved significant reductions in all-in sustaining production costs, but average cash margin fell victim to bearish gold price.

Vladimir Basov | March 17, 2015 | 5:12 pm

BHP’s South32 spinoff to cost $738m

Board proposes to give shareholders one share in the $12bn spin-off company for every BHP share owned, but the whole process comes with hefty fees.

Frik Els | March 16, 2015 | 3:28 pm

Australian mining tycoon Rinehart makes a $3.2m bet on gold

The country's richest woman has decided to back a junior miners' joint venture in Victoria.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 16, 2015 | 7:52 am

Barrick to get $1.5 billion for Chilean copper mine

The gold miner is said to be evaluating whether to put its Zaldivar copper mine on the block as it tries to meet an ambitious debt reduction target.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 16, 2015 | 3:52 am

Dire Chinese steel outlook drops iron ore price to 7-year low

Down 1.4% Wednesday to lowest since 2007 on Chinese forecast of peak steel production and contraction.

Frik Els | March 11, 2015 | 12:45 pm

Everyone is guessing when it comes to oil prices

Predicting and diagnosing the trajectory of oil prices has become something of a cottage industry in the past year.

Oilprice.com | March 11, 2015 | 8:20 am

When junior markets turn most negative in 35 years, guess where financier Carlo Civelli puts his money?

In this interview with The Mining Report, he shares his secret for finding companies that can create value despite challenging market conditions, and he reveals where he is putting his money today.

The Mining Report | March 10, 2015 | 9:44 pm