September 19, 2019 First Quantum Minerals draws takeover interest First Quantum controls the open-pit Kansanshi mine in Zambia, which has 340,000 metric tons of annual copper production capacity.
September 19, 2019 US, Australia to unveil plan to improve rare earth supply The plan addresses growing concern China could cut off shipments of the prized commodities.
September 19, 2019 Sasol said to plan sale of its South Africa coal mining unit The mining business had turnover of 20 billion rand ($1.4 billion) in the 2018 financial year.
September 19, 2019 Kepco Bylong’s coal mine in Australia denied development consent An independent commission found that the mine would have had long-lasting environmental, agricultural and heritage impacts.
September 18, 2019 New Trevali boss bullish despite zinc price weakness Trevali is not the only zinc miner to experience a stock market pummelling.
September 18, 2019 Newmont offered $25 million in social projects to end mine conflict Operations at the open-pit mine, which produced 272,000 ounces of gold last year, were temporarily suspended last weekend.
September 18, 2019 Lucara finds another big diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana The operation has this year yielded 22 diamonds larger than 100 carats, eight of them exceeding 200 carats.
September 18, 2019 BHP CEO’s pay cut by almost 25% after worker’s death, runaway train While Andrew Mackenzie's base salary was kept at $1.7m, earnings including benefits totalled $3.5m, down from the $4.6m he pocketed in 2018.
September 17, 2019 Barrick makes new discovery at Fourmile project in Nevada The intercept is of a new orebody 1 km north of Fourmile, and it increases the strike length of the trend to greater than 6 kilometres.
September 17, 2019 Australia’s Sayona to bid for Quebec lithium miner Operations at the NAL mine, which produced 114 000 tonnes of spodumene in 2018, were halted in February this year.
China’s rare earth magnet exports to US decline in November Shipments to the US totaled about 582 tons, compared with 656 tons in October. December 20, 2025 | 08:30 am
