Lumina Gold, First Quantum ink deal to advance exploration in Ecuador
Canadian gold junior Lumina Gold (TSX-V:LUM) has inked a formal five-year earn-in deal with First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM), which will see...
Newmont sells stake in Yanacocha gold mine to Japan’s Sumitomo for $48 million
Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM) has sold Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. a 5%-stake in its Yanacocha gold mine in Peru for...
Learning about the Himalayas using Mars technology
he Himalayan Range includes some of the youngest and most spectacular mountains on Earth, but the rugged landscape that lends...
Better model of water under extreme conditions could aid understanding of Earth's mantle
A team of scientists ran quantum simulations to develop a new model of the behavior of water at extremely high...
RANKED: Countries where publicly-traded miners operate
The United States has twice as many operating mines owned by publicly-traded companies than any other country, according to data...
Sirius Minerals soars after securing supply deal for Nigerian market
Shares in Sirius Minerals (LON:SXX), the British company building a huge polyhalite mine beneath a national park, were off to the...
BHP steps up efforts to sell Nickel West business in Australia — report
World’s largest miner BHP (ASX, NYSE:BHP) (LON:BLT) is said to have hired Goldman Sachs to assist in the sale of the...
Australia's Mineral Resources drops out of race for Atlas Iron
Mining infrastructure supplier Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) has bowed to Australia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, in the battle for junior iron...
Brixton Metals spins out cobalt assets
Canadian-gold junior Brixton Metals intends to create a standalone cobalt company from its Langis and Hudson projects. Brixton intends to maintain...
US-China trade spat wipes $57B from top mining stocks in fortnight
Mining and metals stocks came in for more punishment on Tuesday as the trade spat between the US and China...