February 20, 2024 Carnegie Museum of Natural History awards University of Arizona geosciences professor Robert T. Downs is the winner of the 2023 Carnegie Mineralogical Award.
February 19, 2024 Agnico Eagle taps Mexico workforce for Macassa gold mine in Ontario As miners struggle to find skilled labour, few companies are open about hiring workers outside Canada to meet their needs.
February 16, 2024 Mining People: Avalon Advanced, Fleet Space, Star Diamond, Bell Copper, Honey Badger, Silver Viper Key moves in the mining sector.
February 15, 2024 Barrick’s Thornton moves from executive chairman to chairman John Thornton, an ex-investment banker from Goldman Sachs, joined Barrick in 2012 as a director under founder Peter Munk.
February 15, 2024 Obituary: Passing of mining pioneer Jeffrey Whittle Whittle developed a series of mining optimization software packages that were successfully marketed and sold by his wife to mining companies and consultancies all around the world.
February 13, 2024 Fleet Space Technologies launches expert-in-residence program, appoints former BHP VP The first appointee to the XIR program is Keenan Jennings, former vice president of Metals Exploration at BHP.
February 9, 2024 Miners tackle hard conversations at Indaba Mining continues to engage with the many difficult issues that affect the future of the industry and broader society.
February 9, 2024 Mining People: Lodestar, Mandalay, Mirasol, Nion Nickel, FPX Nickel Key moves in the mining sector.
February 8, 2024 SQM launches third round of accelerator program The top 10 solutions will receive a $25,000 each, become part of the Acceleration Program, and benefit from mentoring.
February 7, 2024 Mining industry dogged by retirements and lack of new recruits One of the biggest challenges facing the mining industry is a growing skills gap created by an aging workforce and a dearth of talent waiting next in line.
US development-finance agency targets AI, minerals in expansion A key priority for the DFC’s expanded efforts will be critical minerals, especially in mid-stream processing projects. December 18, 2025 | 12:30 pm