Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination
No Canadian provinces made the top ten list this year.
Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief
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Newcrest hails drill results at Havieron project
Australia’s largest gold producer is working on defining the potential deposit's scale and mining methods.
Fresnillo to kick off production at Juanicipio mid-year
Operations at the Mexican silver -gold project will begin in mid-2020, at an additional cost of $45 million.
Teck walks away from Frontier oilsands project
The decision marks the end of a project that’s been a decade in the making and passed both federal and provincial regulatory hurdles.
Coeur halts Silvertip mine, books huge charge
The decision caused Coeur to book a $251 million impairment charge on the Canadian asset.
Alrosa finds first large coloured diamond at new Yakutia mine
The 17-carat bright yellow gem-quality stone was unearthed at the Verkhne-Munskoye deposit.
Internal probe confirms Vale knew Brumadinho dam was unsafe
The iron ore giant was aware of the facility’s fragile condition from 2003.
Barrick opposes Sokimo’s sale of interest in Kibali
Sokimo can’t sell or transfer its shares in the mine without the approval of both Barrick and its JV partner AngloGold.
Newmont, Teck to invest $152m in Chilean copper-gold project
Their NuevaUnión 50-50 JV will conduct two drilling campaigns to reduce geological uncertainty at La Fortuna deposit.
Capstone could become world’s fourth-largest cobalt producer
Its Santo Domingo project could yield 4,700 tonnes of cobalt per year, making Capstone also the largest producer of the metal in the Americas.
De Beers output surges even as diamond slump persists
Higher production failed to offset weak prices as Anglo advances De Beers sale and prepares Venetia shutdown.