Ecuador mining reforms good news for Lumina Gold’s project
Canadian gold junior Lumina Gold (TSX-V:LUM) (OTC:LUMAF) said Tuesday that recent changes introduced by Ecuador to mining regulations...
De Beers buys Canada’s Peregrine Diamonds for $81 million
Anglo American’s De Beers has agreed to buy Canada’s Peregrine Diamonds (TSE:PGD), the company behind the Chidliak project in the...
Trade war spills into uranium as U.S. weighs import tariffs
(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration began an investigation into whether uranium imports threaten national security, a move that may...
Wreck of Russian warship carrying $130bn in gold found off South Korea
A South Korean salvage team has discovered the wreck of a Russian warship that’s still carrying 200 tonnes of gold bullion and coins...
MGX, Belmont set lithium joint venture in Nevada.
MGX Minerals, the Canadian junior that grabbed headlines earlier this year for testing a technology that turns oil and gas wastewater...
Rio Tinto sells $3.5bn stake in Grasberg mine to Indonesian state miner
World’s No.2 miner Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) said Thursday it had sold its 40% stake in the giant Grasberg mine, the world’s second...
Five Leading Gold Company CEOs: "We're Running Out of Gold to Mine"
Another billionaire says we’re running out of gold A few months ago I sent you a note explaining that major gold discoveries are...
BP is front-runner to buy BHP's US shale unit
(Bloomberg) — BP Plc has emerged as the front-runner to buy BHP Billiton Ltd.’s onshore oil and gas operations in the U.S., according to...
The Vancouver junior shaking up the lithium mining industry
Demand from electric vehicles is blowing up lithium mining. In 2015, 174,000 tonnes of lithium worth $1.2 billion were mined. While the...
Thermal coal prices hit 6-year high
Benchmark seaborne thermal coal prices jumped to $120.10 per tonne on Thursday, its highest level since November 2012, thanks to tight...