February 15, 2018 Kinross secures low-cost power for Brazil’s largest gold mine With the acquisition of two hydroelectric plants, the miner expects to eliminate about 70% of future power purchases.
February 15, 2018 INFOGRAPHIC: The true costs of artisanal mining Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) has become a major of revenue for millions of people in about 80 countries worldwide, with more than 100 million people currently depending on the activity…
February 15, 2018 Freeport, Amman awaiting green light on 2018 Indonesia copper exports Freeport's export permit for Grasberg, the world's second-biggest copper mine, is due to expire on Friday, as is Amman's permit to ship ore concentrate from its Batu Hijau mine on…
February 14, 2018 Barrick Gold earnings in line with forecasts, output seen falling Barrick, the world's biggest gold producer, said it expects to produce between 4.5 million and 5 million ounces of gold this year.
February 14, 2018 Copper, iron ore price jump sparks rally in mining stocks Top listed copper producer Freeport jumped 7.4% and with Vale – up 6% – was among the NYSE's top 10 most actively traded stocks.
February 14, 2018 Platinum market set for another surplus in 2018 — Johnson Matthey Platinum demand fell nearly 7 percent last year, with sharp falls seen in Japanese investment and Chinese jewellery buying as well as a slowdown in consumption by carmakers, who use…
February 14, 2018 Teck Resources down despite better profit in Q4 The firm, North America's No.1 producer of coking coal, said the boost in profit was mainly thanks to the reversal of an impairment charge related to an improvement in the…
February 13, 2018 Trump weighs tariffs, quotas on U.S. steel, aluminum imports Some lawmakers urged him to save steel and aluminum producers in their states, but others urged caution because higher prices would hurt manufacturers.
February 13, 2018 Resource-rich Mongolia rejects cap on foreign workers for 2018 Some members of Mongolia's parliament sought to limit the number of new resident permits granted to foreigners to 100 per year to protect domestic jobs.
February 13, 2018 Experts warn of civil unrest in Argentina as it readies to lift ban on open pit mining President’s move to allow open pit mining in provinces until now opposed to it is part of a broader plan to double foreign investment to $25 billion in eight years.
Argentina’s cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining The San Jorge copper-gold project, controlled by Zug-based Zonda Metals, would be a first for Mendoza. December 18, 2025 | 10:49 am
