Great Panther acquires Brazil gold miner for $105 million
Great Panther Silver (NYSE: GPL) acquired Brazilian gold miner Beadell Resource in an all-share deal for $105 million. The combined...
South African unions sign wage deal with AngloGold Ashanti
Three South African unions have signed a three-year wage deal with AngloGold Ashanti, potentially inching the country's gold industry a...
After 103 years, Chile’s Codelco blasts at Chuquicamata pit for the last time
Sunday Sep. 9, 2018 will go down in Chile’s copper state miner Codelco’s history of as one the most important days of its Chuquicamata...
Financial fears to support gold: GFMS
Resurfacing financial fears will ultimately be supportive of gold, says Reuters in a study published this month. The precious metal is...
Mining exploration spending in Australia jumps to 5-year high
Australia is the world’s number two gold producer; the country's tightening its grip on the trade in iron ore and coking coal; comes in...
Luxembourg’s mining-focused Space Agency ready to lift off
Luxembourg, one of the first countries to set its eyes on the possibility of mining asteroids, is officially launching its Space Agency...
China's CITIC to be Ivanhoe Mine’s top shareholder in $548m-deal
A unit of Chinese state-run conglomerate CITIC will become this month Canada's Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX:IVN) biggest shareholder following...
World’s biggest miner speeds hunt for copper assets, buys stake in SolGold
World’s largest miner BHP (ASX, NYSE:BHP) (LON:BLT) has bought a 6.1% stake in Ecuador-focused explorer SolGold (LON:SOLG) (TSX:SOLG)...
US junior secures $1M for superalloy project in southeast Nebraska
US miner NioCorp Developments (OTCMKTS:NIOBF)(TSX:NB) revealed Thursday is about to receive a $1 million-shot in the arm from an entity...
Russia's Polyus big step closer to building world's largest new gold mine
Russian gold miner Polyus on Thursday provided an update on its Sukhoi Log project, one of the world's largest untapped gold deposits....