June 10, 2019 Outback town that rivaled Manhattan’s prices now gathers dust Of all the mining-town booms spawned by China’s insatiable appetite for minerals, few were as epic as that of Australia’s Port Hedland.
June 10, 2019 Bonus schemes play a role in tailings dams failures – research According to a paper in Resources Policy, such compensation packages actively encourage managers to cut costs and increase production regardless of the risks associated with those decisions.
June 7, 2019 This 50-year chart shows just how undervalued commodities are New study plotting US equities against raw material prices going back to 1970 points to 112% upside for commodities just to return to trend.
June 7, 2019 Goldspot partners with Pacton on AI exploration at Red Lake Market reaction to the partnership was positive: Goldspot’s stock was up 4%, and Pacton’s stock was up on the CVE Friday afternoon.
June 6, 2019 Criminal negligence charges laid on Peter Kiewit Sons worksite death Sam Fitzpatrick was 24 when he was crushed to death by a boulder on the Kiewit worksite.
June 6, 2019 Codelco sweetens offer to avoid strike at Chuquicamata mine The company's latest proposal includes a slightly higher signing bonus than previous offers, union officials said.
June 5, 2019 Vale creates role of safety czar after two deadly dam collapses Brazilian mining giant Vale SA said on Wednesday it had created the new role of executive director for safety and operational excellence.
June 4, 2019 BDC launches C$250m innovation fund BDC Capital, the investment arm of the of Canada’s only bank devoted exclusively to entrepreneurs, has pledged C$250 million to an industrial innovation venture fund.
May 30, 2019 S.Africa’s Amplats settles strike at Mototolo mine An illegal strike that led to the dismissal of over 600 employees at the Mototolo mine run by Anglo American Platinum has been resolved and the workers will be reinstated.
May 27, 2019 At least nine illegal Zimbabwean miners die after mine collapse At least nine illegal gold miners have died in Zimbabwe after they detonated explosives underground and were trapped at a mine owned by Metallon Corp.
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
