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More Peñasquito problems for Goldcorp

Report claims contamination of groundwater at Vancouver gold miner's flagship mine in Mexico may be more serious than previously thought.

Frik Els | August 24, 2016 | 2:47 pm

Glencore posts worst half-yearly profit since listing in London

Despite a rebound in commodity prices and successful costs cuts, Glencore remained in the red in the six months to end-June.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2016 | 3:45 am

Venezuela ordered to pay Vancouver miner $1.6 billion

Shares in Rusoro Mining soars 122% after international arbitration tribunal awards damages over late president Chavez's seizure of its gold mines in 2011.

Frik Els | August 23, 2016 | 1:50 pm

Iron ore’s rally has its days numbered — Citi

Citi analysts believe the steel-making ingredient will average $51 a tonne in the final quarter of 2016 and fall to $45 next year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 23, 2016 | 5:55 am

Too much copper drops price to six-week low

Few disruptions could dump additional 230,000 tonnes onto already oversupplied market this year.

Frik Els | August 22, 2016 | 3:36 pm

Vale closer to $9 billion Chinese streaming deal – report

Impact on iron ore price uncertain as China's sovereign wealth fund leads investor group to secure portion of Brazilian giant's output for the next 30 years.

Frik Els | August 22, 2016 | 11:21 am

Colombia to penalize illegal gold mining with up to 12 years in prison

The Colombian Congress is discussing a bill that introduces the term “ecocide” to classify the effects of illegal mining and that would set harsh penalties for those who commit such crimes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 22, 2016 | 3:15 am

Moody’s has just called the bottom of the commodities rout

The worst is over, at least for base metals, says Moody's, but warns that challenging industry conditions should continue through to at least 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2016 | 4:32 am

Bolivia sets high hopes on its lithium industry

The country began shipping lithium to China this week, in what is considered the first step towards fulfilling its ambitions to becoming the world’s No. 1 exporter of the commodity.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 18, 2016 | 4:00 am

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Global copper production to increase in 2021 after two years of declines: ICSG

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