March 16, 2021 Seven coal miners killed in Pakistan in second incident in one week In the past year, 102 coal miners have been killed in Balochistan in 72 different incidents.
March 16, 2021 Colombian police quash illegal activities at Canadian miner’s operation Cordoba Minerals said the Colombian National Police carried out an operation against the Clan del Golfo.
March 16, 2021 Antofagasta lifts dividend after better-than-expected 2020 As most majors miners that have reported results this year, Antofagasta delivered a bumper final dividend of 48.5 cents, 52% higher than consensus forecasts.
March 15, 2021 Argentine president targeted by mob fighting to keep out mines Argentina has huge untapped deposits of lithium, copper, gold and silver.
March 15, 2021 McEwen’s Mexico operations suspended due to blockade Individuals involved in the blockade believe that the annual payments and infrastructure improvements made to the local communities should increase significantly.
March 15, 2021 British Columbia launches Mining Innovation Roadmap The fact many B.C. mines can operate largely on B.C.’s abundant clean hydro power is something the government and industry is promoting as a kind of green premium.
March 15, 2021 Blackrock Gold announces name change, silver focus The junior is planning to drill 40,000 metres at the Tonopah West silver-gold project in Nevada this year.
March 15, 2021 Interview: Clean TeQ’s Sunrise battery materials complex in Australia is construction ready Project in New South Wales is one of the largest nickel/cobalt deposits in the world and one of the largest and highest grade accumulations of scandium ever discovered.
March 15, 2021 Poland’s central bank wants to buy 100 tonnes of gold, governor says Central banks have stepped up purchases of gold, often seeing it as a way to reduce reliance on the US dollar.
March 15, 2021 Evolution to acquire Battle North in $274m all-cash deal The two companies have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with Evolution agreeing to acquire all of the Battle North shares outstanding.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm
