Gold Fields said on Monday it would lay off workers from an older section of a South African mine, but a union said more workers than had been targeted for the exercise had asked to leave on safety concerns.

Iron ore miner Vale said on Thursday it planned to invest in another steel mill – this time in Para, the northern Brazilian state where its main Carajas iron ore mine is. The world's largest iron ore miner will take a 25 percent equity stake in the...

Vancouver-based First Majestic Silver expects to reach an operating rate of 2 000 t/d at its new cyanidation plant, at the La Encantada mine, which was inaugurated in a ceremony last week. The opening was attended by Mexican federal authorities,...

TSX-listed Ventana Gold is in “advanced discussions” which could result in the acquisition of the company by a third party, it announced on Thursday. The junior also said that the owner of the mineral rights to the La Bodega property is seeking...

Canadian mining executives and others, including a former federal trade minister, came out strongly on Thursday against the contentious Bill C-300, arguing that, if enacted, the bill could result in a potential “exodus” of Canada-domiciled...

TSX-listed Inmet Mining has received approval from the National Executive Council of Papua New Guinea, for the company's plan to exchange its 18% holding in Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) for a 5% net smelter return on revenues from the Ok Tedi...