July 3, 2019

Yukon College researcher named NSERC mine remediation chair

Dr. Guillaume Nielsen has been awarded the NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges in Northern Mine Remediation.

July 3, 2019

Gold Fields partners with Wits University to support technologies in deep-level mines

In a three-year partnership, supported by a R6-million Gold Fields grant in 2017, a range of research projects are underway at both post-graduate and under-graduate level in the Wits School…

July 2, 2019

Australia offers highly paid miners some relief

The changes are being lauded for their potential to stimulate the Australian economy in remote and resource-rich regions.

July 2, 2019

Alcoa’s workers accept offer, ‘exhausted’ from 18-month dispute

Alcoa last week said it expects the smelter to be fully operational within 10 months if the offer was accepted.

July 2, 2019

South African platinum mine wage talks to start next week

The AMCU plans to meet Anglo American Platinum on July 9, followed by Impala Platinum on July 10 and Sibanye Gold the day after that.

June 28, 2019

Death toll at Glencore’s mine puts spotlight on illegal mining

Workers will go to extreme lengths to break into mine sites in Africa, sometimes tunneling underneath walls or living underground to extract ore with a pick-axe.

June 27, 2019

Unions at Chuquicamata mine approve Codelco contract offer, strike ends

The three main labor unions at Chile's Chuquicamata mine voted to accept the latest contract offer from Codelco.

June 27, 2019

Iamgold’s Letwin, Yamana’s Marrone on future of mid-tier gold miners

We need to consolidate.

June 27, 2019

Platinum giants resist pay demands after hitting price jackpot

The world’s biggest platinum producers face a dilemma: they’re reporting bumper profits just as they enter negotiations with labor unions over a three-year wage deal.

June 27, 2019

SolGold’s Nick Mather on receiving TNM’s Mining Person of the Year Award

We have the potential to turn Ecuador into the second greatest copper-producing nation on earth.