October 28, 2019

Newcrest eyes deeper mines, smaller footprint with block caving

Newcrest is tapping big data and block caving to delve deeper into the earth's crust for mineral riches that just a handful of years ago would have been too costly…

October 25, 2019

BHP and Vale’s Samarco licensed to restart operations

The news comes four years after the company's tailings dam burst at Germano in Brazil's worst environmental disaster.

October 25, 2019

Imperial Metals options Mount Polley area claims from Commander

The claims cover 3,331 hectares adjacent to the north and east boundaries of Imperial’s Mount Polley Mine in central British Columbia, currently on care and maintenance.

October 25, 2019

Vale CEO says not yet time to resume dividends

The company struggles to restore production lost after regulators demanded that it shut down a series of other dams for safety reasons.

October 25, 2019

Pakistan’s tycoons offer to take over former Barrick mine

Reko Diq has the potential to produce 200,000 tonnes of copper and 250,000 ounces of gold a year for more than half a century.

October 24, 2019

Gold, the shining star among commodities

Gold is the most effective commodity investment, yet it is under-invested.

October 24, 2019

Papua New Guinea orders China-owned Ramu nickel plant to shut

Ramu Nickel was ordered shut "for not adhering to remedial measures issued six weeks ago."

October 24, 2019

Teck to lay off workers, cut spending as US-China trade war weighs on profit

Canada’s largest diversified miner will continue to forge ahead with its key Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 project in Chile.

October 23, 2019

MAPPED: Top gold drill results – August 2019

A trend towards exploration of advanced projects, rather than greenfield opportunities, returned in August.

October 23, 2019

Copper noose tightening

Copper prices surged to a one-month high on Monday, on potential supply disruptions owing to violent protests in Chile.