Exyn Technologies introduces robots into Dundee Precious Metals’ gold mines

Initial media reports said the collapse occurred after water that had built up inside the mine coursed into areas where the workers had been located.

The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue is also dealing with a strike threat at its Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine, which recently resumed operations.

Members of the World Gold Council spent last year a total of $47 billion in countries hosting their mining operations.

Total gold imports from Hong Kong totalled 91.745 tonnes, as the nation observed its annual holiday the first week of October, a time when millions of people travel and spend more than usual.

Once again Cutifani delivers — freight from Minas-Rio leaves for China by year-end and within the latest estimated budget.

The world’s biggest miner unveiled details about how it expects to meet cost-reduction and productivity improvement targets.

The amount of gold produced by the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be four times the amount produced last year, thanks largely to the opening of the Kibali gold mine in May.

The miner beat estimates after logging a 16% jump in Q3 nickel production, taking total output of the metal this year to 201,400 metric tons.

High resolution laser scanned height models may have revealed previously unrecorded First World War practice trenches. The LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) laser data, captured by aerial mapping company Bluesky, was commissioned by the Coal Authority as part of their research and development programme, which is looking at alternative ways to inspect mine entries in remote and rural areas.