Brazil dismantles illegal mines in the Amazon
In an operation that lasted a couple of days and that involved four airplanes, police officials, forest rangers and the National Guard,...
Maduro blasts new US sanctions on Venezuelan gold
This week, the US National Security Advisor, John Bolton, announced that President Donald Trump signed a new executive order that forbids...
Alrosa kicks off mining at new diamond field in Siberia
World’s top diamond producer by output Alrosa (MCX:ALRS) said Wednesday it had begun production at its new Verkhne-Munskoye diamond field...
Canada injects C$5m into Goldcorp’s Borden mine as price for innovation
Canada’s Goldcorp (TSX:G) (NYSE:GG) received Monday C$5 million (about $3.8m) from the Canadian government for its Borden gold project,...
Mining at Gold Road and Gold Fields JV in Australia to start next month
Mining at the Gruyere project, a joint venture between Gold Road (ASX: GOR) and Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) in Western Australia, could...
Unloved gold sector regains shine with mergers, price spike
Merger and acquisitions in the precious metals sector are gaining momentum following Barrick’s recently announced $6.1 billion-deal to...
Barrick-Randgold deal breathes new life into gold
Despite having a rough summer, with a number of factors pushing gold below $1,200 an ounce (the high dollar, US economic growth, interest...
IDM’s Red Mountain gold project gets provincial approval
Canada’s IDM Mining (TSX-V:IDM), one of the several companies developing projects in British Columbia’s prolific Golden Triangle, was...
Poland makes biggest gold purchase since 1998 as prices slump
(Bloomberg) — Poland is making a rare charge into gold. The country added about 9 metric tons to its bullion reserves in July and August...
Rocketing vanadium price primed for 'Elon Musk moment'
Spiking cobalt and lithium demand from booming sales of electric vehicles grabs all the headlines, partly thanks to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s...