September 11, 2018 Financial fears to support gold: GFMS Resurfacing financial fears will ultimately be supportive of gold, says Reuters in a study published this month.
September 9, 2018 Australia’s mining sector pushing for revamped Trans-Pacific Partnership: Interview MINING.com interviewed the Minerals Council of Australia CEO.
September 7, 2018 Mining exploration spending in Australia jumps to 5-year high Drilling at new projects up 57% as spending on gold exploration reaches 21-year high.
September 7, 2018 Lundin gives up on Nevsun after Zijin’s $1.41 billion offer Toronto-based miner said it doesn’t intend to amend any of the terms of its bid for Nevsun, but noted it would continue to pursue strategic growth opportunities.
September 5, 2018 World’s biggest miner speeds hunt for copper assets, buys stake in SolGold BHP will gain access to SolGold's Cascabel project, in northern Ecuador, believed to have the potential to become one of the largest copper-gold assets ever discovered.
September 5, 2018 China’s Zijin to buy Nevsun for $1.41bn after Lundin takeover rejected The Chinese gold and base metals producer will give Nevsun Cdn$6 per share in cash, trumping Lundin’s C$4.75 a share bid launched in July.
September 4, 2018 Copper price takes another beating Chinese manufacturing gauge drops to 14-month low.
August 27, 2018 POSCO to buy lithium mining rights in Argentina from Galaxy The $280-million deal gives POSCO a package of mining tenements for 17,500 hectares of land in the northern area of the Salar del Hombre Muerto salt flat in Argentina.
Striking workers disrupt access to Chile’s Escondida, Zaldivar copper mines The workers, who have been on strike since the beginning of the month, have launched intermittent blocks in the La Negra industrial sector. January 23, 2026 | 01:33 pm
