July 14, 2016 Peregrine Diamonds to focus on $95 million all-weather road before moving ahead with Nunavut mine The Chidliak mine, in Canada’s Nunavut, is expected to produce around 12 million carats during its 10-year lifespan.
July 14, 2016 BHP unlikely to reopen Samarco this year amid Brazil’s criminal probe The firm said about 40% of its Brazilian workforce would take voluntary redundancy to reflect reduced production.
July 11, 2016 Gold price rally helps producers climb world’s top 25 mining companies list Study shows there are more bullion miners among higher market capital ranking of mining companies in second quarter of 2016 than a year a go.
July 8, 2016 BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam set to reach highest copper production in a decade Red metal production at the copper-uranium mine is expected to hit around 230,000 tonnes by 2021, but there is potential for up to 450,000 tonnes per year.
July 7, 2016 De Beers Canada moves from Toronto to Calgary The move comes as the company readies to open what it calls the world’s biggest diamond mine currently under construction.
July 5, 2016 BHP greenlights expansion at Escondida copper mine in Chile With the expansion, Escondida is targeting an average output of 1.2 million tonnes a year over the next decade, up from about 940,000 tonnes it produced last year.
July 5, 2016 Barrick appoints Daniel Oh as senior vice president, investor engagement and governance Reporting to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Catherine Raw, Mr. Oh will lead Barrick's Investor Relations team, and will serve as a central point of contact for investor…
July 5, 2016 Tahoe expands presence in Canada, to acquire Whitney JV from Goldcorp As part of the miner's strategy to grow gold production in Timmins, Northern Ontario, to over 250,000 ounces per year by 2020.
July 4, 2016 Iron ore surges past $55 as Rio Tinto exits Simandou The price increase comes as iron ore major Rio Tinto decided to put its Simandou project in Guinea on ice due to the iron ore glut that is keeping a…
July 4, 2016 Rio Tinto sells its Blair Athol coal mine for less than a bus ticket The Blair Athol mine, closed in 2012, would be the second Australian coal asset in a year to be sold for just A$1.
Indonesian coal association says quota cuts risk mine shutdowns Indonesia flagged plans to slash coal output to about 600 million tons a year in a bid to boost prices for the commodity. February 01, 2026 | 09:05 am
