October 23, 2018

B2Gold completes expansion study for El Limon mine

The expansion is seen as a step in the right direction for BTO to hit its long-term 1 million oz. per year target.

October 18, 2018

Mountain Province Diamonds latest sale nets $24 million

Mountain Province Diamonds is a 49% participant with De Beers in the Gahcho Kué diamond mine.

October 16, 2018

Why conflicted copper shows little consensus

World warehouse stocks are dropping, down 50% since the first of April.

October 16, 2018

Rio Tinto delays start of Oyu Tolgoi expansion due to technical issues

First production from the $5.3 billion underground expansion of Oyu Tolgoi was originally scheduled for early 2020.

October 15, 2018

Vanadium price leaps to near-record high

New rebar standards in China and spiking demand from green energy storage sector pushes vanadium up 550% in two years.

October 14, 2018

Australia’s coal sector hopeful

A new report prepared for the Minerals Council of Australia forecasts that the demand for metallurgical coal to 2030 will grow by over 95Mt.

October 11, 2018

Unloved gold sector regains shine with mergers, price spike

Darren Blasutti, President and CEO of Americas Silver says interest in the sector is picking up and that his company’s recently announced acquisition of Pershing Gold is a good example…

October 8, 2018

Barrick-Randgold deal breathes new life into gold

Toronto-based Barrick announced it would purchase Randgold for a spectacular $6 billion.

October 7, 2018

Canadian miner and First Nation work together on “new wonder material” project

Zenyatta and the Constance Lake First Nations join forces.

October 4, 2018

Vale to approve $1B expansion of Salobo copper mine in Brazil — report

The project, known as the Salobo 3, is expected to add about 50,000 tonnes to the open-pit mine’s current capacity of 200,000 tonnes of copper per year