September 26, 2019

Lucara rocks — finds blue, pink diamonds at Botswana mine

The diamonds, found at the area that yielded the famous 1,111-carat “Lesedi La Rona” in 2015, will be sold in December.

September 25, 2019

Mining generates billions for British Columbia economy

Mines in the U.S., South America and elsewhere are using supplies and services made in B.C.

September 25, 2019

Gold exploration vital for future supply

In 2019, the flight to safe haven assets has happened amid concerns of a slowdown in the global economy and heightened geopolitical […]

September 25, 2019

Rio strikes deal with Chinese partners to cut steel-making emissions

The partnership with China Baowu Steel Group and Tsinghua University seeks to develop new ways to cut carbon emissions along the steelmaking supply chain.

September 25, 2019

BHP tried swaying Anglo’s Mark Cutifani to be its CEO

BHP favours an internal hire, but is also open to external candidates, people familiar with the matter said.

September 25, 2019

Sibanye to axe over 5,000 jobs in Marikana restructuring

The precious metals miner said that 3,904 were permanent positions, while 1,366 were contractors.

September 24, 2019

Rising resource nationalism in Africa ups stakes for miners — report

Central Africa’s copperbelt, and Tanzania capture the bulk of resource nationalism risks, Verisk Maplecroft says.

September 24, 2019

Germany’s K+S cuts potash output for the year on weak demand

The company has responded to current weak demand for potash by reducing production by up to 300,000 tonnes.

September 24, 2019

Global copper deficit deepens as Chile, Indonesia production drops

The international refined copper market ended the first half of 2019 with a supply shortfall of about 220,000 tonnes.

September 23, 2019

World’s number one copper producer forced to tap markets for mines overhaul

Chile's Codelco has a new funding strategy that includes issuing debt and selling non-structural assets.