Australia backs solar farm for two Fortescue iron ore mines

Fortescue said the project would cut carbon emissions by about 40% at its Christmas Creek and Cloudbreak mines.

Reuters | October 18, 2019 | 8:32 am

BHP’s London AGM rejects call to quit ‘pro-coal’ associations

Ethical investors have called for the suspension, arguing BHP's membership…

Reuters | October 17, 2019 | 11:08 am

Chile’s Codelco ditches ‘green copper’ push, eyes wider mine clean-up in two years

The miner realized it would struggle to guarantee its copper's…

Reuters | October 17, 2019 | 6:44 am

BHP to decide fate of Jansen potash mine in early 2021

Investors have been awaiting a board decision on whether to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2019 | 4:11 am

Newmont Goldcorp kicks off commercial production at Ahafo mill expansion

The upgrade is expected to increase average annual gold production…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2019 | 9:01 am

Chile’s Codelco says considering closure of coastal copper smelter

The Ventanas smelter has been the target of criticism from social and environmental groups that accuse it of contributing to heavy pollution in the Quintero area.

Reuters | October 14, 2019 | 4:16 pm

Newcrest greenlights first expansion phase of Cadia gold mine

The projected returns are slightly better than the output Newcrest had predicted in a pre-feasibility study released last year.

Reuters | October 14, 2019 | 1:59 pm

Vale’s Q3 iron ore output falls 17.4% year-on-year following Brazil dam break

Quarterly sales of the key raw material fell 11.8% from a year ago to 74.039 million tonnes.

Reuters | October 14, 2019 | 9:51 am

De Beers sends helicopter from Victor mine to rescue stranded hot air balloonists

The balloonists were competing in the 23rd Annual America's Challenge Gas Balloon race headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico and were racing to Duluth, Minnesota.

MINING.com Editor | October 11, 2019 | 12:22 pm

Barrick’s $1 billion Zambian mine draws Chinese interest

The world’s second-largest bullion producer is working with advisers to solicit interest for the Lumwana mine.

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2019 | 11:09 am

Rio Tinto signs its first Renminbi portside trading contract

Portside sales of Rio Tinto's products at Chinese ports are currently sold via traders.

Reuters | October 11, 2019 | 8:23 am

Canadian court approves $3bn securities class action against Barrick Gold

Ontario Superior Court of Justice only allowed the suit to deal with alleged misrepresentations in the company’s 2012 environmental disclosures related to the long-stalled Pascua-Lama project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 11, 2019 | 8:01 am

Rio Tinto and Minmetals look for copper, zinc and lead in China

Move is part of an exploration venture with state-owned China Minmetals Corp., set in 2018.

Reuters | October 11, 2019 | 7:00 am

As Fortescue taps Guinea, China eyes broader iron ore supply sources

Fortescue confirmed it has submitted a bid to develop two blocks in the giant Simandou iron ore deposit.

Reuters | October 10, 2019 | 12:56 pm

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