January 18, 2021

Barrick’s Bristow to buy diamond miner

Barrick Gold’s president and CEO would add beleaguered Rockwell Diamonds to his personal portfolio if the miner agrees to delist and be taken private.

January 17, 2021

Crystallex closer to being paid off by Venezuela

The Canadian miner received a favourable ruling related to the gold mine that the Hugo Chávez regime expropriated back in 2008.

January 15, 2021

Trevali to restart Caribou mine

The company expects to return to mining in early February 2021, with first payable zinc production expected by the end of March.

January 15, 2021

Aura Minerals sees up to 42% production growth in 2021

Company expects production to reach between 250,000 and 290,000 GEOs for the year.

January 15, 2021

South Africa’s mining industry to support covid-19 vaccine rollout

With around 233 covid-19 deaths in the mining industry, unions have called on miners to help pay for vaccines.

January 15, 2021

China sacks officials after mine blast left 22 missing

The fate of the workers at Hushan gold mine remains unclear.

January 15, 2021

Mandalay Resources reports record production in 2020

The Toronto-based miner met its full-year production guidance and registered the highest quarterly saleable gold production in three years.

January 15, 2021

Troubadour gets drill permit for Texas gold project

The Texas property is located in British Columbia, Canada, and is close to the past-producing Beaverdell mine.

January 15, 2021

Stakes high for Rio Tinto, Mongolia as Oyu Tolgoi talks loom

The next three to six months will be crucial to the future of the vast copper-gold mine, as the companies behind the operation negotiate with the government.

January 15, 2021

Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project

The US Forest Service published a final environmental impact statement for the project that critics say will destroy sites deemed sacred by Native Americans.