September 9, 2019

Rio Tinto launches new collection of rare Argyle pink diamonds

The Argyle Pink Everlastings™ Collection will be tendered alongside the annual Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender in Perth, Singapore, London and New York.

September 9, 2019

First Cobalt favors quick restart of Canadian refinery

Glencore agreed last month to fund a feasibility study to restart and potentially expand the refinery.

September 7, 2019

Antofagasta-Barrick JV in Chile safe from strike action

Minera Zaldívar yielded to the demands of the Supervisors Union to avoid a strike that had been looming since late August.

September 6, 2019

Mosaic resumes full operations at Brazil mines

The Araxá and Tapira mines were idled in April to comply with stability certification of their tailings dams.

September 6, 2019

Australia’s Poseidon Nickel to restart Black Swan project as nickel prices surge

The miner is backed by billionaire Andrew Forrest.

September 6, 2019

Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China jump 10% in August

Shipments to China jumped to 38.14 million tonnes in August from 34.53 million tonnes in July.

September 6, 2019

AngloGold’s last South African mine luring potential buyers

Harmony Gold Mining Co. and Sibanye Gold Ltd. have submitted formal proposals for Mponeng mine and other smaller assets.

September 5, 2019

Lynas eyes Kalgoorlie for initial processing site

Lynas, the largest rare earths producer outside China, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the mining town.

September 5, 2019

Cameco may cut uranium output further as demand stalls

A World Nuclear Association report released on Thursday showed that world uranium production dropped from 62,200 tonnes in 2016 to 53,500 tonnes in 2018.

September 5, 2019

10-year moratorium on deep sea mining in PNG not enough – activists

Nautilus Minerals has been trying for decades to get its proposed Solwara I project up (or down) and running in the Bismarck Sea.