August 10, 2017 McEwen grows gold production 50% with Timmins buy Toronto-based gold miner acquires Black Fox mining complex in northern Ontario from Primero Mining for $35m.
August 10, 2017 Tahoe ceases dividend and suspends company-wide guidance due to uncertainty in Guatemala The Vancouver-based miner seems to be handling the situation well, as officials announced Wednesday that balance sheets "remains strong"
August 10, 2017 China aluminium soars due to capacity closures The news around China’s pollution crackdown spiked investors concerns
August 9, 2017 Peruvian Conga gold mine to stay closed until further notice The Peruvian giant is focusing on extending the working life of the Yanacocha gold mine
August 9, 2017 North Korea breathes new life into gold price, mining stocks Safe haven buying lifts gold price 1.8% to 8-week high sparking stock market gains for top producers.
August 9, 2017 Cooking oil could help clean up mercury at mining sites, researchers say Researchers worked out a way for a canola oil polymer to trap mercury metal, mercury vapour and organo-mercury compounds
August 9, 2017 Glencore secures leases for Wandoan coal project, environmentalists react The Anglo–Swiss multinational secured the first mining leases for its $7 billion Wandoan coal project in Queensland’s Surat Basin
August 9, 2017 Utah asks the EPA to pay $1.9 billion for mine-waste spill The western U.S. state is asking the EPA to pay for the cost of cleanup and long-term maintenance of the San Juan River and Lake Powell
August 8, 2017 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
August 8, 2017 AbraPlata hires Canadians and Australians to undertake PEA at Diablillos The junior miner wants Toronto’s Roscoe Postle Associates and Perth’s GR Engineering Services to undertake a Preliminary Economic Assessment of its Diablillos silver-gold project
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
