February 19, 2019 Canadian regulator clears Newmont’s $10B merger with Goldcorp The companies announced their planned all-share tie-up in January, just two weeks after the Barrick-Randgold merger was finalized.
February 19, 2019 Barrick’s CEO visits Papua New Guinea to support extension of Porgera mining lease “Without the security of an extended mining lease, it would be difficult to justify further significant investments in the mine,” a statement by the Canadian miner reads.
February 19, 2019 Waterton steps up efforts to oust Hudbay Minerals CEO, board of directors Toronto-based private-equity firm Waterton Global Resource Management is pushing for an overhaul of Hudbay Minerals’ board and the exit of the CEO, Alan Hair, over alleged "mismanagement."
February 19, 2019 BHP urges miners to create global body to oversee tailings dams CEO Andrew Mackenzie said it was too early to say what impact the recent Vale tailings dam disaster will have on efforts to restart BHP and Vale's jointly owned Samarco…
February 18, 2019 These 20 analysts forecast gold price above $1,400 in 2019 Two-thirds of 30 analysts polled by the LBMA see double digit gains for the gold price 2019, but the ride will be bumpy.
February 18, 2019 How South African mines cope with power cuts The utility gives the industry notice to reduce their power consumption by 15–20% when the national grid is at its tightest.
February 18, 2019 Grasberg hasn’t received new copper export permit Indonesia forecast copper concentrate exports to drop to 200,000 tonnes in 2019 from about 1.2 million tonnes last year.
February 17, 2019 Australian mine to host first of its kind clean energy storage facility Terramin's Angas zinc mine will host a 5 MW Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage facility.
February 17, 2019 Zimbabwean rescuers pull 22 bodies from mine, eight more found alive The government declared the accident a disaster.
February 17, 2019 Scientists take a look inside rare wire gold specimen Known as the Ram's Horn, the sample is so rare that it has been impossible to cut into it or analyze it with x-rays.
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
