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• Newmont Shareholders Approve Goldcorp Takeover

  Published 11 April 2019 | viewed 5,264 times

  Shareholders in US gold giant Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) have almost unanimously approved the miner’s proposed $10B takeover of Canada’s Goldcorp (TSX:G) (NYSE:GG), a deal that creates the world’s…

• The World's Next Mining Hotspot

  Published 01 April 2019 | viewed 6,253 times

  West Africa is well endowed with mineral resources, and many world-class deposits have been discovered there in recent years. The region is a key source…

• Investors Seek Toxic Tailing Dam Regulations

  Published 27 March 2019 | viewed 2,180 times

  The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), a London-based industry group representing 27 major companies, said Wednesday it was working with the United Nations Environment Programme…

• Newmont Mining Teases Investors With Special Dividend

  Published 25 March 2019 | viewed 4,325 times

  US gold giant Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) has offered investors a one-time special dividend of 88 cents per share, if its $10 billion-friendly takeover of Goldcorp (TSX:G) (NYSE:GG) is approved, in…

• Gold Hangs At $1,300 Ahead Of Fed Meeting

  Published 20 March 2019 | viewed 6,427 times

  Wednesday's Federal Reserve Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting is expected to confirm market expectations that the Federal Reserve will remain on hold for the rest…

• De Beers To Expand World’s Most Profitable Diamond Mine

  Published 18 March 2019 | viewed 4,248 times

  Botswana's Debswana Diamond Mining, a joint venture between De Beers and the southern Africa country's government, have awarded Thiess’ subsidiary CIMIC a $1.2-billion contract to extend…

• Gold ETFs Take A Hit After Four-Month Run

  Published 15 March 2019 | viewed 3,088 times

  After four straight months of inflows, holdings in global gold-backed ETFs and similar products fell in February by 33 tonnes to 2,479t, equivalent to $1.3…

• Platinum Prices Slide As Surplus Continues To Grow

  Published 06 March 2019 | viewed 3,322 times

  On Wednesday, platinum futures was in retreat again, sliding to $832 an ounce after a new study predicted the largest market surplus in at least…

• Gold Majors Battle It Out Over Takeover Bid

  Published 04 March 2019 | viewed 3,228 times

  Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) rejected Monday rival Barrick Gold’s (TSX:ABX) (NYSE:GOLD) all-stock $18 billion hostile takeover offer, but left the door slightly open by countering with the terms of…

• The Trillion Dollar Moon Mining Race To Kick Off In 2025

  Published 02 March 2019 | viewed 5,567 times

  European scientists have announced plans to start mining the moon as early as 2025, though what they’ll be extracting is neither gold nor diamonds, but waste-free nuclear…

• This Miner Is About To Give Away A $4 Billion "Special Dividend"

  Published 27 February 2019 | viewed 2,522 times

  Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON:RIO) investors will be celebrating Christmas in February as the miner is giving them a $4 billion special dividend, or $2.43 cent…

• Gold Miners Harness Artificial Intelligence

  Published 24 February 2019 | viewed 4,081 times

  Given the massive amounts of data generated by mineral exploration, using artificial intelligence and machine learning to make discoveries seems like a natural fit for…

• IBM Prepares Blockchain Platform For Mining Sector

  Published 21 February 2019 | viewed 5,984 times

  Blockchain is a notable buzzword, and while the technology is being rapidly adopted by many industries, the mining sector has been criticized for staying stuck…

• Scientists Take Rare Look Inside 'Wire Gold' Specimen

  Published 18 February 2019 | viewed 3,525 times

  For the first time ever, scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory had a peek inside the structure of the Ram's Horn, a 263 gram, 12-centimeter…

• Copper Prices Stabilize After 5-Day Decline

  Published 15 February 2019 | viewed 2,362 times

  The price of copper declined for a fifth day in a row on Thursday despite trade data showing Chinese imports of the orange metal growing…

• Silver Demand Set To Grow Significantly In 2019

  Published 06 February 2019 | viewed 7,647 times

  Last year was disappointing, but the Silver Institute is predicting a “more supportive” climate for silver this year. Sales of the US Mint’s American Eagle…

• Central Bank Gold Demand At Highest Level In Half A Century

  Published 03 February 2019 | viewed 2,528 times

  Against a backdrop of continued stock market volatility and geopolitical risk, gold demand surged in Q4 of 2018, according to a new report released today from the World Gold Council.…

• Goldman: Gold Prices Will Hit 6-Year High In 2019

  Published 31 January 2019 | viewed 3,124 times

  Goldman Sach’s head of commodities research Jeff Currie does not expect an early recovery in long-cycle investment and therefore prices of industrial metals due to…

• Europe’s Mining Sector Sees Slowing Growth

  Published 28 January 2019 | viewed 8,139 times

  European miners will maintain their position at the forefront of integrating technology, particularly in more developed markets, due to a highly skilled workforce and high…

• Volkswagen Looks To Capitalize On The Battery Boom

  Published 25 January 2019 | viewed 1,706 times

  German auto maker giant Volkswagen has just upped its bet on electric vehicles (EVs) by announcing it will begin manufacturing batteries and charging stations for those cars,…