March 12, 2019 Sirius Minerals puts alternative plan for potash project on the table The Woodsmith mine will be one of the world’s largest in terms of the amount of resources extracted — It's set to generate an initial 10 million tonnes per year…
March 11, 2019 Luxfer’s acquisition of Neo Performance falls through The Manchester-based company had agreed to acquire Neo for $612 million in cash and stock.
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.
CHARTS: New study shows global mining is now a brownfield industry The rise of brownfield mining and the fall in grassroots exploration is reshaping global mineral supply with the early 2020s marked as turning point. January 22, 2026 | 01:08 pm
