April 28, 2024 Court decision to uphold mining ban in Colombian town impacts AngloGold project In 2017, a popular referendum in Ibagué resulted in a ban against developments such as AngloGold Ashanti’s La Colosa gold project.
April 27, 2024 Antofagasta fined for breaking water extraction rules in drought-ridden Chilean region Chile’s General Water Directorate fined Antofagasta Minerals’ Minera Los Pelambres for the unauthorized extraction of surface and groundwater.
April 26, 2024 ‘Aussie kryptonite’ helps identify mineral deposits Plumbian orthoclase is useful as an indicator mineral, which helps geologists locate and assess the presence of certain ore deposits.
April 26, 2024 Anglo American rejects “opportunistic” $39bn takeover bid from BHP Under takeover rules, BHP is required to either make a solid offer for Anglo American by May 22 or walk away.
April 24, 2024 Hochschild keeps production targets, dividend resumption uncertain Gold output hit 45,937 ounces in Q1, up from 39,730 ounces from last year, with a small initial contribution from Mara Rosa, in Brazil.
April 23, 2024 Flooding in Russia raises concerns of radioactive contamination in Tobol River Rosatom has previously claimed that uranium deposits are fully isolated from the Tobol River by natural barriers.
April 23, 2024 Anglo American bullish on copper outlook, cuts diamond targets It produced 11% more copper in the first quarter, but its diamond unit De Beers saw output drop by 23% on high inventories.
April 22, 2024 Ascot pours first gold at Premier, revives link to century-old mine Earlier this month, Ascot kicked off the commissioning process by feeding the first ore into the mill.
April 22, 2024 New Found grows portfolio with Labrador Gold project buy The company is acquiring Labrador Gold’s Kingsway asset located nearby its Queensway gold project in Newfoundland.
April 22, 2024 Ever heard of goldene? Sheets of gold only a single atom layer thick create a new material called goldene.
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources, and specifically into copper,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
