Here are the top 10 gold-producing countries | Business Insider

Mineral Finance in 2018: Gaining Momentum | PDAC

Vista Gold Corp: Australia’s Next World-Class Gold Producer (CEO Fred Earnest Interview)

Mining M&A soars as industry recovers | The Australian

US Gold Corp Plans to Commence Drilling at Potato Canyon on the Keystone Project, Cortez Gold Trend, Nevada

Paulson nears launch of investor alliance to shake up gold sector -sources | Reuters

Copper prices to rise for Indian manufacturers after Vedanta smelter closure | Reuters

Gold discovery rates dropping, S&P says | Northern Miner

ORENINC INDEX increases despite gold fall | CEO.ca

Mining going strong in north | Prince George Citizen

RPT-EXCLUSIVE -Rusal resumes shipments of aluminium to some customers | Reuters

Cobalt 27 agrees to streaming finance deal with Australian miner

U.S. confirms list of 35 key minerals, targets domestic supply boost | Reuters

Kazakhstan Plans IPO of World’s Largest Uranium Miner | WSJ

‘We’re right at peak gold’: All major deposits have been discovered, declares Goldcorp chairman | Financial Post

Uzbekistan ready to privatize airline, will keep hold of gold | Reuters

Vista Gold’s Mt Todd Project: Providing Benefits to Local Residents and Shareholders through a Community-based Project

South Africa Mines Output Shrinks Most in Two Years in March | Bloomberg

Kinross Reels as Two More Africa Nations Seek Mining Payoffs | Bloomberg

Dustin Angelo, Anaconda Mining $ANX on Proposed Deal with Maritime $MAE | CEO.ca

Nevsun Resources rejects C$1.5 billion offer from Lundin Mining, Euro Sun

James Sykes | Appia Energy Exploration Update for Alces Lake High-Grade Rare Earth Property

Comparatively high exploration spending belies sagging discovery rate – S&P Global

Azarga Uranium and URZ Energy Announce Merger to Create New US Focused ISR Uranium Development Company

You Don’t Have to Dig a Mine to Run One, Female Leaders Say | Bloomberg

Tahoe Announces Successful Resolution to La Arena Strike; Operations to Resume to Normal Levels Within 48 Hours

Union at BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile says no advance deal likely | Reuters

Prize Cobalt Miner is bogged down deeper in Congo | Steel Guru

Barrick Gold says focus on growth after deep debt cuts | Reuters

Gold production resumes at two Randgold mines in Mali after strikes: union | Reuters

Russia moves to ban all trade with US nuclear power companies | Platts

Japan just found a ‘semi-infinite’ deposit of rare-earth minerals — and it could be a ‘game-changer’ in competition with China | Business Insider

Morocco replaces Botswana as Africa’s best investment destination | MMEGI

Private capital flowing into mining on track for record year | Mining

CRU/CESCO-SolGold going alone on Ecuador find despite partner interest | CNBC

BlackRock’s $1.3 Billion Gold Fund Feels Pain of Miners | Bloomberg

Activist investor urges Russian gold miner Petropavlovsk to find deals | Telegraph

Six low-capex gold projects in Ontario | Canadian Mining Journal

FirstEnergy calls on US energy secretary to save nuclear, coal plants | Reuters

Junior exploration incentive passes through Australia Parliament | Mining Weekly

A Little-Known Cobalt Miner Wants to Out-Produce Everyone Except Glencore | Bloomberg

Miners launch bid to avert punishing new taxes in DRC | Telegraph

B2Gold sets record straight as Mali mulls mining code amendments | Mining Weekly

First Quantum Steadies as CEO Hopeful of Escaping Giant Tax Bill | Bloomberg

Rick Perry Stops Uranium Sales After Lawmakers Hold Up DOE Nominee | Daily Caller

In the DRC, Moïse Katumbi ups the pressure | Africa Times

Zambia slaps miner First Quantum with $8 billion tax bill | Reuters

Cobalt to be declared a strategic mineral in Congo | Reuters

NEW DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO MINING LAW COULD LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN TO CORRUPT DEALS | Global Witness

EXCLUSIVE-Congo may designate copper as strategic mineral, raising miners’ fees | CNBC

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