November 19, 2018

Kootenay Silver to buy high-grade silver project in Mexico

The Columba silver project has not been systematically explored since the Mexican Revolution.

November 15, 2018

Sinking shipping gauge signals trouble for iron ore, coal price

Rates for dry bulk cargo carriers have collapsed 70% since August.

November 15, 2018

Antofagasta approves $1.3B expansion of Los Pelambres mine

The company said the expansion, to start in early 2019, would add an average 60,000 tonnes of copper a year to its production over the first 15 years of operation.

November 14, 2018

Rio Tinto wants a piece of Teck’s copper project in Chile

Canada’s largest diversified miner has been looking for a development partner for the $4.8-billion extension of Quebrada Blanca copper mine in northern Chile.

November 9, 2018

Fortuna’s Lindero project on track for production in Q3 2019

The company estimated that project expenditures in 2018 to total between $110 million and $130 million.

November 9, 2018

Rio’s Argyle pink diamonds tender breaks record

The 2018 collection of the finest pink, red and violet diamonds continued its trajectory of double-digit price growth.

November 8, 2018

Baffinland Iron Mines sets 5 million tonne shipping record

This establishes the record for the largest shipping program ever executed in the Canadian High Arctic.

November 5, 2018

Barrick, Newmont said to be in talks to merge Nevada operations

Experts believe the US firm could achieve $300 million in operating and cost savings from combining its mines in Nevada with those of the Canadian rival.

November 2, 2018

Almost a quarter of Antofagasta’s energy needs met by renewables

The Zaldívar copper mine in Chile, a joint venture between Antofagasta and Barrick, will be able to replace greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 350,000 tonnes per year, or about 87,000…

November 1, 2018

Central banks continue to stock gold but ETF investors dump bullion

The World Gold Council found that gold demand reached 964.3 tonnes in Q3.