Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk dies at 90
The company said its founder and chairman emeritus, Peter Munk, passed away Wednesday in Toronto, surrounded by his family.
Barrick chairman Thornton boosts ownership with major share buy
The boss of the world's top gold miner has bought 306,000 additional shares in the company.
Aussie company signs agreement with Argentinian province over lithium assets
The deal confirms the company’s tenure of ~45,000 hectares of mining leases that cover the Olaroz – Cauchari Lithium Brine Project and the Paso Lithium Brine Project.
Samarco iron ore mine could reopen this year
Samarco Mineracao – a Vale-BHP joint venture – ceased operations in November 2015 following a deadly tailings dam burst.
Fremont to acquire property in world’s second richest gold province
Barrick Gold’s Goldstrike mine complex and Newmont’s North and South Carlin complexes are located in this area.
Barrick exec. to chair Global Mining Standards and Guidelines Group
Barrick Gold’s Chief Innovation Officer, Michelle Ash, will become the new Chair of GMSG in May 2018.
Moody's bullish on base metals, US steel
Base metals should continue to do well in 2018 along with the US steel industry, though American coal will continue to lose ground to natural gas.
In Iceland, more energy will be used for bitcoin mining than powering homes
Mining bitcoins requires a great deal of computing power which in turn needs a lot of electricity to solve the computational puzzles that reward miners with cryptocurrency.
18 die in clash at Venezuelan gold mine
Eighteen people have been killed in Venezuela at an illegal gold mine following clashes with security forces.
Cameco handed court victory over WA uranium prospect
A uranium deposit in Western Australia under development by Cameco (TSX:CCO, NYSE:CCJ) will not be held up by conservationists who oppose it.
Monarca Minerals wants to acquire property in Chihuahua
San José is a 5,580-hectare property that shows multi-element mineralization.
Kinross shares jump on earnings beat
Canadian gold miner expects 2017 production at higher end of guidance range.
Malartic gold mine class-action lawsuit trial begins
People living close to the large open pit mine in Quebec’s Abitibi region, want to be compensated for damages related to dust, noise and explosions they claim to have been exposed to for many years.
Rio Tinto is buying another $2.5 billion of its own shares
Brings the total to $4 billion for the year.
Major copper producers lose record output
The world's major copper producers have lost a record amount of copper output due to strikes, power outages and low ore grades
Copper price consensus outlook suggest rally will run out of steam
Even the most optimistic forecasts for copper by year-end is below the spot price.
Former chief executive of Mountain Province to lead Dominion Diamond
Patrick Evans will become the new CEO once a deal to purchase the Canadian diamond company closes later this year
Former U.S. Senator joins Caterpillar Board of Directors
Kelly Ayotte is a former U.S. senator representing New Hampshire from 2011 to 2017
China aluminium soars due to capacity closures
The news around China’s pollution crackdown spiked investors concerns
Good and bad news from Japan-China oil sands projects in Canada
On the bright side, the companies have started production of ultra-heavy crude oil at their Hangingstone Oil Sands Project in Alberta
Anaconda positive about drilling results in Nova Scotia
Multiple occurrences of visible gold and assays with high-grade tenor were observed in their five-hole diamond drill program
New research could make it easier to find high-quality Canadian sapphires
Most promising areas for sapphire exploration are expected to occur near a fault that separates the Lake Harbour Group and Narsajuaq terranes
This new videogame aims to gauge youth’s interest in the mining industry
The creators of “Gold rush: the game” claim it will be one of the most realistic mining simulators in the computerized entertainment market.
These 5 trends will boost copper demand
Increasing demand for efficient building systems, electric vehicles and renewables generation could add more than 4 million tonnes of annual copper use by 2030, a study shows.
Gold hits session high of $1,300 as Fed leaves rates unchanged
The metal is up more than 20% this year, but gold mining equities have doubled and the sector as a whole has returned 53%.
