By Cecilia Jamasmie Artisanal mining and small-scale  (ASM)— a sector that governments and development agencies often see mainly as a problem — … [Read more...]

By MINING.com Editor To spur even more economic and business development, Chile has declared 2013 as its Year of Innovation and introduced new tax … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie U.S. silver producer Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) announced Monday it will buy Canadian Aurizon Mines (TSX:ARZ) (NYSE:AZK), for about … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie "I only hire old geologists," reads the catchy Tweet from the Wall Street Journal promoting an article about how South African … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley In the wake of the 2008 crisis, investors believed that QE would push currencies like the US dollar down, driving hard assets like … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie After three years of booming investment in mining exploration, the industry is set to cut down significantly on that item this … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Canada’s main gold reserves problem is that it has none, said billionaire Eric Sprott, the chairman of Sprott Asset Management, … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall Australia's gold production increased in the December quarter as new mines in the west of the country came on stream, reported The … [Read more...]

By Scott Wright - Zeal Intelligence It’s hard to believe that gold’s bull market is nearly a dozen years old. And boy has it been a delight watching … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall High costs, declining prices and risk-averse investors are hindering miners ability to leverage capital which will cause dozens of … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall US-based Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) announced Friday the promotion of Gary Goldberg to chief executive officer. An American … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall Australian miner Barminco fired up to 15 workers and banned them for life from all of the company's projects after the men staged a … [Read more...]

By Frik Els The price of gold was hovering around the $1,575 an ounce level on Friday after a tumultuous February that saw the metal lose 5.5% in … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley Chile has performed beyond expectation despite slowed commodities demand from its top trade partner, China, and from euro zone … [Read more...]

By Frik Els Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX:TRQ), 66%-owner of Oyu Tolgoi,  raced ahead more than 11% on Friday after soothing investor fears about … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Relatives of the 34 miners shot dead last year during a protest at South Africa’s Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana platinum mine are … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Glencore  (LON:GLEN) and Xstrata (LON:XTA) announced Friday they have, once again, extended the deadline for closing their … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Copper and aluminum dropped to three-month lows in London and New York after manufacturing growth slowed in China, the largest … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley Gold fell again today – to $1,581.39 USD/oz. Gold has dropped 5% in the month of February, the fifth straight month of … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley In a lively interview with King World News yesterday, Sprott Asset Management's Rick Rule said that gold represents a huge sale at … [Read more...]

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By Cecilia Jamasmie Mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE:RIO) announced Thursday the appointment of former chief financial officer at BHP … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall Nevada expects to dodge the looming gold "production cliff" predicted by Canada's National Bank Financial, reports the Las Vegas … [Read more...]

By Vladimir Basov Canadian miner Kinross Gold Corporation (TSE:K), the world’s fifth largest gold producing company, acquired exploration and mining … [Read more...]

By Frik Els The gold price fell by as much as $25 on Wednesday to touch a low of $1,591 and erasing much of the gains of the previous day. Ben … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie New mining projects in Peru will attract over $3.6 billion in investments this year, adding to the overall industry forecast of … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie In what will surely sound bizarre to many, a new generation of investors is looking at the stars when it comes to making trading … [Read more...]

By Frik Els FT.com reports Mongolia has revoked the licences for a key section of Rio Tinto's Oyu Tolgoi giant copper-gold mine. The London paper … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Gold used to be the main exchange currency in Europe, but soon after World War I governments ditched it. Now, amid unstable … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall Sutter Gold Mining Company (Venture:SGM) believes there are millions of dollars of the yellow metal still to be found in California … [Read more...]