February 25, 2019 Newcrest CEO says ‘happy to do M&A’ if right value for shareholders Some media reports indicated that Newcrest, as part of the deal, would be interested in buying Newmont's Australian assets.
February 25, 2019 Australia’s Queensland rail moves up flooded track repairs to end-April The 1,000-km (620-mile) rail line is used by miners including Glencore, MMG Ltd and South 32 to carry zinc and lead concentrate from the Mt Isa region.
February 25, 2019 Freeport investing to mitigate risk from tailings dams -CEO Freeport is "comfortable" with engineering designs in place at existing dams.
February 24, 2019 Scientists say miners should restore animal communities during site rehabilitation Researchers say fauna tends to be under-recognized in assessments of restoration success.
February 24, 2019 Five base metal projects underway in the Yukon Headlines are echoing the shift toward the Yukon’s second gold rush.
February 24, 2019 Brucejack, Silvertip among British Columbia’s biggest recent successes No other province or territory has had two new precious metal mines reach commercial production less than 15 months apart.
February 22, 2019 Peru community blocks road for copper transport by Chinese miner MMG Mediated talks between representatives of the community and the company ended with no agreement on Thursday.
February 22, 2019 Copper price surges as stocks hit 12-year lows Copper up 3% as bulls pile into New York copper futures – $9.5 billion worth of metal traded by lunchtime.
February 22, 2019 Chile’s mines minister holds 2019 copper price prediction at $3.05 per pound Prokurica is holding the price outlook amid optimism around US-China trade talks taking place in Washington.
February 22, 2019 Acid truck spill kills 20 near Glencore Congo mine The accident occurred about 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the copper and cobalt mine in the southeast of the country.
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
