VANCOUVER — It’s no secret that Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) is looking to monetize its non-core assets, and that process has taken another step with the all-cash sale of the company’s Jundee underground gold mine, 45 km…
Global production of rough diamonds in 2014 is expected to reach roughly 135 million carats valued at US$17.8 billion, an increase of 3% over last year. The world’s 50 largest…
Canada’s benchmark index gained during the week despite rising tensions in Ukraine, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index moving up 33 points to 14,533.57.
VANCOUVER — Shares of Nautilus Minerals (TSX: NUS; US-OTC: NUSMF) have been on the rise following an agreement with the Papua New Guinean (PNG) government that allows for the mining of the company’s Solwara 1 undersea…
VANCOUVER — Shares of explorer Nautilus Minerals (TSX: NUS; US-OTC: NUSMF) were on the rise following an agreement with the Papua New Guinean (PNG) government that could set the development stage at the company’s Solwara 1…
VANCOUVER — Despite setting production records during the first quarter, Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) is not off to the best start to 2014. The company struggled with bad weather at its iron-ore operations in Western Australia,…
A Chinese consortium led by MMG, an arm of state-owned China Minmetals Group, is buying Glencore Xstrata’s (LSE: GLEN) enormous Las Bambas copper project in Peru for US$5.85 billion in cash.
VANCOUVER — New Zealand hosts intriguing mineralogy when it comes to epithermal gold–silver systems, and newly minted Antipodes Gold (TSXV: AXG; US-OTC: GELGD) is taking advantage of the near-term production potential of its…
The following is an edited excerpt of a speech about the global outlook for coal by Dean Dalla Valle, president of BHP Billiton Coal, at the CEDA Energy and Resources series in Brisbane, Australia, where BHP has consolidated its metallurgical…
Crocodile Gold (TSX: CRK; US-OTC: CROCF), which operates three gold mines in Australia, has announced an $18-million private placement with Sprott Asset Management, Eric Sprott and Luxor Capital Group to finance its growth projects.
Shares in Cleveland-based Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) have been trading heavily since activist hedge-fund Casablanca Capital urged the company to spin off its international assets and implement other changes to boost…
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE:ABX) is peeling back its presence in Australia, as it prepares to take another hit on its balance sheet due to Pascua-Lama.
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