October 14, 2019

Newcrest greenlights first expansion phase of Cadia gold mine

The projected returns are slightly better than the output Newcrest had predicted in a pre-feasibility study released last year.

October 14, 2019

RWE will resist pressure for quicker shutdown of coal capacity

RWE AG, which owns six facilities using the dirtiest fossil fuel, has obligations to workers and municipal shareholders that will prevent quicker efforts to close coal capacity.

October 11, 2019

US, China reach substantial ‘phase one’ trade deal, Trump says

The agreement marks the largest breakthrough in the 18-month trade war that has hurt the economies of both nations.

October 11, 2019

Expert says lab results from PNG Ramu nickel spill ‘alarming’ — report

An investigation by the country's Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA) is due to be made available in the next week.

October 11, 2019

Nevada is the golden state

Some gold investors steer clear of the state, thinking it has been mined out, but the reality is altogether different.

October 11, 2019

Barrick’s $1 billion Zambian mine draws Chinese interest

The world’s second-largest bullion producer is working with advisers to solicit interest for the Lumwana mine.

October 11, 2019

Canadian court approves $3bn securities class action against Barrick Gold

Ontario Superior Court of Justice only allowed the suit to deal with alleged misrepresentations in the company’s 2012 environmental disclosures related to the long-stalled Pascua-Lama project.

October 10, 2019

Britain’s James Dyson scraps electric car project

Dyson said his engineers had built a "fantastic car" and that the project was not being closed due to any failures in research and development.

October 10, 2019

Ukraine seeks to add Ferrexpo CEO to international wanted list

Billionaire Kostyantin Zhevago was named as a suspect in absentia and investigators have begun court proceedings to find him.

October 10, 2019

As Fortescue taps Guinea, China eyes broader iron ore supply sources

Fortescue confirmed it has submitted a bid to develop two blocks in the giant Simandou iron ore deposit.