February 8, 2016 Tahoe Resources adds Canadian gold mines to portfolio by buying Lake Shore Tahoe Resources has agreed to buy Canadian precious-metals miner Lake Shore Gold in an all-stock deal valued at Cdn$945 million ($678 million).
February 7, 2016 Cameco’s new uranium discovery revealed Canada’s top uranium producer has a significant new discovery nearby to one of its largest existing mines.
February 5, 2016 Milbank awarded for Oyu Tolgoi mining deal representation During the PFI Awards Dinner held in London on Feb. 3.
February 4, 2016 Happy day for miners: shares up by levels not seen since 2008 The biggest winner was Anglo American (LON:AAL), which briefly posted its biggest ever one-day percentage gain, closing later still 15% up compared to the previous session.
February 1, 2016 Despite De Beers and Rio’s efforts, global diamond output to jump 1.3% this year The miners concerted effort to limit global diamond supply is forecast to be offset by stable Russian production, new mines, and production increases by Dominion Diamond and Petra Diamonds.
January 31, 2016 Explorer Aston Bay signs $40-million preliminary deal with BHP on copper asset Tiny Aston Bay Holdings (BAY-V), a junior with a copper-zinc project in Nunavut, seized the market’s attention by announcing a preliminary joint-venture deal with the world’s largest mining company.
January 29, 2016 World’s biggest iron ore port shut as cyclone to hit Australia BHP Billiton began evacuating workers from its Port Hedland export facilities early Friday.
January 28, 2016 Russia’s Alrosa quarterly sales up 45% Rough diamonds sales rose to 7.1 million carats in October through December. This compares with 4.9 million carats of sales in the third quarter.
January 27, 2016 Iron ore price: Seaborne trade is Opec on crack New warnings about impact of super-concentrated supply of steelmaking raw material.
January 27, 2016 Antofagasta to lift copper output in 2016 after missing last year’s target The miner expects an output of 710,000-740,000 tonnes for 2016 as it ramps up production at its Antucoya and Centinela Concentrates mines, as well as from its share in Zaldivar…
Lundin Gold to invest $100 million in 2026 Ecuador exploration Lundin wants to increase its existing reserves totaling 5.54 million ounces, and identify new deposits through a three-year project. February 12, 2026 | 10:29 am
