March 11, 2019 Newcrest grabs majority stake in Canadian copper-gold mine Australia’s largest gold producer is paying $806.5 million for a 70% stake in Imperial Metals’ Red Chris copper and gold mine, located in British Columbia.
March 8, 2019 Great Panther completes acquisition of Brazilian miner The Vancouver-based company now owns the Tucano mine, considered the second largest gold producer in Brazil.
March 4, 2019 All but two Canadian provinces approve Minerals and Metals Plan Ontario and Saskatchewan say the plan falls short in growing Canada’s reputation as a world leader.
March 4, 2019 Equity markets sour on junior mining sector – report Global financing earmarked specifically for exploration more than halved last year and now represents less than a quarter of the 2012 peak.
February 25, 2019 Newmont fires back at “unqualified” Barrick team’s “shocking” record And Newmont CEO Gary Goldberg has the slides to prove it.
February 25, 2019 It’s happening — Barrick makes hostile $17.8 billion bid for Newmont If successful, the move will create the world’s largest gold company with a value of around $42 billion at current market prices.
February 24, 2019 Dust samples from asteroid could help understand origin of precious minerals Asteroids are considered one of the candidates that brought water to our planet, which they retain as hydrated minerals.
February 24, 2019 Brucejack, Silvertip among British Columbia’s biggest recent successes No other province or territory has had two new precious metal mines reach commercial production less than 15 months apart.
February 22, 2019 Copper price surges as stocks hit 12-year lows Copper up 3% as bulls pile into New York copper futures – $9.5 billion worth of metal traded by lunchtime.
February 22, 2019 Barrick on Newmont merger: “No decision at this time” The Canadian gold giant confirmed it has reviewed the opportunity to merge with the US miner in an all-share deal.
China aluminum output at record, steel below 1 billion tons Aluminum production increased 2.4% to to 45.02 million tons, having risen every year this decade. January 19, 2026 | 09:27 am
