August 5, 2020

Miners need more engineers to meet new tailings dam safety standard

More than a third of the world’s tailings dams are at high risk of causing catastrophic damage to nearby communities if they crumble.

August 4, 2020

AME calls for submissions for MinEx Talks

Application deadline is August 12.

August 3, 2020

Barrick appoints two new exploration VPs

The miner created vice president exploration positions for Africa and Middle East, and Latin America and Asia Pacific.

July 31, 2020

MINING PEOPLE: Alexco, Aurion Resources, Honey Badger, Kincora Copper, Tectonic Metals

Key moves in the mining industry.

July 31, 2020

AngloGold CEO asked to leave after fund pressure

Shareholders asked for further investigations into a bonus payment by Kelvin Dushnisky's former employer Barrick Gold.

July 30, 2020

Gold price surge adds $3 billion to three family fortunes

Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed Al Amoudi and Russia’s Alexander Nesis and the family of Suleiman Kerimov have the largest exposure to gold among the world’s wealthiest people.

July 30, 2020

AngloGold CEO Dushnisky steps down

Chief Financial Officer Christine Ramon has been appointed interim CEO.

July 29, 2020

US appoints coordinator for Arctic policy as mineral race heats up

US announced a $12 million economic aid package for Greenland, which has vast deposits of rare earth minerals.

July 27, 2020

Emesent partners with Deswik on mine data capture

The two companies would work together to allow mining companies to incorporate high-quality data captured in inaccessible locations into their mine plans and surveys.

July 25, 2020

Workers, Antofagasta reach labor deal at Zaldivar mine

The workers at the mine entered mediation with the government over salaries and benefits on July 15.