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.
February 21, 2019 Canadian miners had a tough 2018, but optimism remains — EY Ernst & Young’s Canadian Mining Eye index, which tracks the performance of 100 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange mid-tier and junior miners — dropped 2% in the last…
February 21, 2019 Lundin Gold to step up exploration in Ecuador after securing $30m in financing A syndicate of underwriters, co-led by GMP Securities and BMO Capital Markets, had agreed on a bought deal basis to buy 7.5 million shares at C$5.40 each.
February 20, 2019 Black Iron’s shares skyrocket after inking MOU with Glencore on Ukraine iron ore project The companies envision an investment from Glencore that will help fund construction in exchange for offtake of production of four million tonnes of iron ore a year.
February 20, 2019 Mining companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa should invest in renewable energy — report According to Fitch Solutions, off-grid mines could benefit from reducing their dependency on diesel while taking advantage of the region's favourable climate conditions.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
