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Platinum miners in South Africa have 20 days to provide ideas on lapsed and revoked mineral rights as the government looks to drive forward exploration in the country, reports Mining Weekly. A Government Gazette notice inviting comments on the... Full story

Comment from Jeff Nichols suggests that Chinese gold production and consumption may be considerably higher than the statistics released by the country would indicate. Full story

12%) NMDC, the country's largest iron ore mining company, has secured a gold mining lease in the Bulyang'Ombe and Saga Hills area of Tanzania. Chairman N K Nanda said the mine was estimated to be having gold deposits of four tonnes and NMDC would start... Full story

Despite a warning by South Africa's power utility that supply would be extremely tight this month, the country's platinum miners are confident there will be enough to power their mines. Full story

The head of research for China's Central Banl says that the country should buy gold as the only safe place for risk averse investors when other assets are losing value Full story

Caledonia Mining Corporation (TSX: CAL) (NASDAQ-OTCBB: CALVF) (AIM: CMCL) announced today that is taking part in negotiations with the Government in Zimbabwe to try and agree an Indigenisation Plan at the country’s Blanket Mine. Full story

South African gold stocks tick higher despite a fall in spot bullion prices after the country's third-largest producer reports a jump in third-quarter earnings. Full story

Australia’s south-west is the only part of the country internationally recognised as a biodiversity hotspot. It is also a major agricultural area. The south-west town Margaret River is one of the country’s primary wine producing regions and a major... Full story

President Ollanta Humala signed Peru's new mining law on Wednesday, which will raise about $1 billion a year. The money is to be directed to the poorest parts of the country and help build schools and infrastructure Full story

Zambia is famous for its significant reserves of copper and cobalt, located in the Zambian Copperbelt province, however, the country is also a miner and producer of selenium and silver. Gold, platinum, and palladium are also produced as a by-product of Full story