September 20, 2018 Mining industry’s adoption of blockchain not a question of if, but when — report Blockchain technology and the smart contracts it enables are the next innovations the mining industry needs to adopt in order to improve efficiencies and increase market transparency, a paper published…
September 20, 2018 Rio Tinto’s exit from coal pays off, to return $3.2B from sales proceeds to shareholders The fresh round of returns follows Rio’s promise in August to give shareholders up to $7 billion through dividends and share buybacks.
September 20, 2018 Norsk Hydro not buying Rio Tinto’s aluminum plant in Iceland The Norwegian firm, one of the world’s top producers of aluminum and alumina, said the deal faced opposition from European regulators.
September 19, 2018 Lundin lowers costs, ups reserves for Ecuador’s largest underground mine The asset, discovered in 2006, is expected to produce to 4.6 million ounces of gold over a 15 year mine life. That’s 73,000 ounces more than what was indicated in…
September 19, 2018 Metminco jumps into the battery metals wagon with nickel project buy Until now, the Australian miner had been advancing exploration projects in Latin America focused mainly on gold, but with significant exposure to copper, molybdenum and zinc.
September 19, 2018 Kirkland Lake Gold almost doubles stake in Osisko Mining The move also expands Kirkland’s ownership of interest in the Urban Barry area of northwestern Quebec, which the company believes to be “highly prospective mining camp" in Canada.
September 18, 2018 BHP ditching ‘Billiton’ from its name, trims CEO pay rise Miner will ask shareholders at the annual meeting in October to vote to rename the company in an effort to emphasize its Australian roots.
September 18, 2018 Eldorado demands $877m from Greece as compensation for permit delays The non-judicial request relates to damages suffered by the company as a result of a longer-than-expected wait for its Skouries project's permits.
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
