Nevsun shares tank after Reservoir accepts takeover

Veteran investor Michael Pento says the deep-rooted troubles of Japan's economy could send a rush of money into gold and silver should domestic interest rates increase.

Law-enforcement in the Australian city of Melbourne have availed themselves of infrared-equipped helicopters in an effort to combat rampant theft of copper cables

A state-owned Chinese enterprise has emerged as a key shareholder in the latest uranium explorer to be listed in Australia.

Rival exporter India struggles to overcome troubles in its mining sector, while Australia remains well in the lead

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The figure corresponds to the balance of the $335 million sale of its subsidiary Mine Waste Solutions to AngloGold Ashanti in March last year.

South Africa's Competition Tribunal will publish its official decision on the proposed Glencore-Xstrata merger tomorrow.

The company warned Monday it would report lower production figures for the October-December quarter, mainly due to the strikes that hit its South African operations last year.