Controversial Alaska mine gets lifeline from Trump EPA
The Trump administration is throwing a lifeline to the massive Pebble Mine planned near Alaska’s Bristol Bay, as regulators move toward...
Putin’s big bet on gold is paying off
For years, Russia has been the world’s biggest sovereign gold bug: Even while gold prices were in the doldrums, it doggedly kept...
Gold price barrels through $1,400
The rally in the price of gold went into overdrive on Friday with the metal hitting a near six-year high on a combination of a weaker...
Top 10 biggest gold mines
The iconic Grasberg mine in Indonesia regained the crown as the world’s biggest gold mining operation in terms of output in 2018. The...
Elon Musk says Tesla “might get into mining”
One of the biggest applause lines of Elon Musk’s presentation to shareholders at Tesla’s annual meeting was the teasing of a new product...
Iron ore price at fresh 5-year high
News that Vale may be restarting full production at its 30m tonnes per year Brucutu mine sooner than expected did not stop traders from...
Acacia investor Odey against any ‘best and final’ offer from Barrick
British hedge fund Odey Asset Management said on Thursday it would reject any offer from Barrick Gold Corp for its stake in Acacia Mining...
India unveils spacecraft that will look for energy sources on the moon
Chandrayaan-2, India’s second lunar mission, will explore the south side of the moon, a region where no mission has ever set foot. (Image...
DeepGreen closer to mining battery metals from the sea after $150m injection
Canada’s DeepGreen Metals, a start-up planning to extract cobalt and other battery metals from small rocks covering the seafloor, has...
A new theme has emerged in the gold M&A market — report
Momentum is building for M&A across the gold industry driven by the market, balance sheets and shareholders, a report titled An Activist...