January 25, 2019 Hundreds still missing following Vale’s dam break in Brazil Nine bodies had been recovered by Saturday morning.
January 23, 2019 Strong last quarter leads Antofagasta to record copper output in 2018 The miner produced 220,000 tonnes of the red metal in the three months to December, up 16% from the previous quarter, boosted by higher throughput and improved copper grades.
January 21, 2019 Copper price falls after Chinese economic growth hits 28-year low Copper back in bear market with price down more than 20% since June peak over fears of the impact of the US-China trade war.
January 18, 2019 Record $93B private capital flows into natural resources But only sliver of funds raised destined for mining and metals
January 18, 2019 China’s slowdown is miners’ single biggest fear this year — report Based on answers from 51 senior executives, lawyers White & Case say that trade tensions are the second largest challenge for the mining industry in 2019 and reveal what the…
January 17, 2019 Wesdome delivers 2019 guidance and grade increase at Eagle River Wesdome produced 71,625 ounces of gold in 2018, a 21% increase from 2017’s 58,980 ounces.
January 16, 2019 Alamos Gold forecasts 2019 gold production Alamos Gold produced 505,000 ounces of gold from its four mines in North America last year and expects a “similar rate of production” this year.
January 11, 2019 Potential 2019 El Niño poses risks to some South American mining regions El Niño could impact countries such as Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador that heavily rely on hydroelectric plants to generate.
January 4, 2019 China slowdown a big threat to industrial metals in 2019 — analyst With metals ringing off the new year on a weak note, both price- and demand-wise, BMO Metals says the main questions for 2019 revolve around China and whether its government…
January 2, 2019 SolGold begins 2019 strong on new mineralization at Ecuador project Company has discovered a new copper and gold mineralization at its Porvenir project, located in southern Ecuador.
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