Desert completes buyout of Ashanti Gold

The buyout increases Desert's land position along and near the Senegal-Mali Shear Zone by 28%.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 23, 2019 | 6:15 am

Kootenay Silver, Pure Nickel on Eric Sprott investment blitz list

The Canadian billionaire investor has splashed over C$145 million on gold, silver, and nickel explorers.

MINING.com Editor | August 22, 2019 | 3:28 pm

Gold inflows hit 1,000 tonnes as investors seek haven in ETFs

Total known ETF holdings expanded to 2,424.9 tonnes on Wednesday, the highest since 2013.

Bloomberg News | August 22, 2019 | 3:27 pm

Copper price bears “overlooking decent fundamentals”

A new report forecasts recovery in price on the back of a fall in global copper production, a thin project pipeline and misreading of inventory build-up.

Frik Els | August 22, 2019 | 1:53 pm

Teck’s Quebrada Blanca copper mine fined for environmental violations

Chile's SMA environmental regulator said it had fined Quebrada Blanca $1.2 million for the violations.

Reuters | August 22, 2019 | 12:50 pm

Hudson Resources makes first bulk shipment from Greenland mine

In July, the company hosted a US state department visit at the White Mountain site.

Jackson Chen | August 22, 2019 | 12:47 pm

No pot of gold for locals as China mines Sierra Leone

Like many African countries, Sierra Leone has courted foreign companies which pay governments big fees for mining rights, while locals often feel they have no say nor benefit.

Reuters | August 22, 2019 | 11:17 am