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)...
Northern Star raises funds to buy gold mine in Alaska
Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) announced that, after gathering part of the funds it needs, it is on track to acquire the high-grade,...
Nevada Copper shares jump on construction decision
Shares in Nevada Copper Corp (TSX:NCU) jumped on Thursday after the company’s board gave the go-ahead for the construction of its Pumpkin...
Australia’s Northern Star to buy gold mine in Alaska for $260 million
Australia’s Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) is expanding overseas by acquiring Sumitomo Metal Mining Co and Sumitomo Corp’s Pogo...
Platinum-gold alloy is the most wear-resistant metal in the world
Researchers at the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico engineered a platinum-gold alloy believed to be the most wear-resistant...
Chaarat Gold to buy polymetallic project as part of acquisition spree
Chaarat Gold Holdings (LON:CGH), the company trying to buy Centerra's Kumtor mine in Kyrgyzstan, said Tuesday it would raise up to $100...
The gold price and the big short
Gold fell back again on Thursday to hover just above 20-month lows as the US dollar rebounds and equity investors celebrate the longest...