June 24, 2019 Global copper mine production to grow 3.5% annually — report Global copper mine production will see steady growth over the next few years, supported by markets with low operating costs and improving copper prices.
June 24, 2019 South America snapshot: Eight companies advancing assets South America has long been a home away from home for North American-listed mineral explorers, developers and miners.
June 24, 2019 Falling cobalt prices add fresh challenges to DRC’s economy GDP growth in the DRC is expected to fall to 4.3% this year from 5.8% in 2018, due to a slowdown in mining activity triggered mainly by lower cobalt prices.
June 24, 2019 Acacia pokes holes in Barrick’s takeover bid, still open to “fair” offer The African miner said it "strongly disagreed" with Barrick's valuation of the company and that the proposal appears to have ignored the value of its exploration and development assets.
June 24, 2019 Fosun mulls takeover of $1bn Russian miner GV Gold The talks with GV Gold would be Fosun’s second attempt to acquire a stake in a Russian gold miner.
June 23, 2019 Proposed US mining legislation follows strict party lines — editorial For miners, probably the worst part of the bill is its proposed imposition of a 12.5% royalty on all new mining operations, and 8% on existing ones.
June 23, 2019 RWE reviews mine protest damage, says power plants not at risk German utility RWE AG is reviewing damage done by environmental campaigners who accessed the company’s Garzweiler open-pit mine in Germany’s Rhineland on Saturday.
June 21, 2019 Australia’s Lynas stockpiles rare earths for ‘strategic’ customers The company's decision to stockpile Neodymium Praseodymium (NdPr), used in industrial magnets, was to help it consolidate its position as a preferred supplier to customers outside China.
June 21, 2019 Chile’s Codelco has already lost $17.5 million on Chuquicamata strike Lost production in the first week of the labour action amounts to about 3,500 tonnes of copper.
June 21, 2019 Ramaphosa’s old union Seeks South African platinum mine comeback By the end of this year, the union wants to represent 30% of the more than 167,000 workers at the world’s four biggest platinum producers.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
