September 23, 2020

Gold windfall heading for investors with miners vowing restraint

Gold companies are vowing to take advantage of the current gold price by generating free cash flow and returning it to shareholders.

September 23, 2020

Barrick, Japan Gold expand footprint with new project

The Kanehana project, on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, comprises 40 new claims and covers seven historic gold mines.

September 23, 2020

De Beers cuts prices for smaller diamonds

Company reduced prices of rough diamonds smaller than one carat by more than 10%.

September 23, 2020

Glencore tags $355m to extend life of Australian copper assets

Mount Isa Mines' copper smelter and the Townsville copper refinery will continue to operate for another three years.

September 22, 2020

Frisco drill results in, Rio Tinto and Alderan report

Kennecott has completed all four holes in the program which is designed to test the possible continuity of mineralisation between the Cactus and Comet Cu-Au prospects.

September 22, 2020

Rio Tinto to develop bonded area operations for blending iron ore at Dalian port

Dalian port has blended over 46 million tonnes of iron ore within its bonded area since 2016 when it first started the operation, the most among Chinese ports.

September 21, 2020

Gold miners insist they won’t splurge despite price surge

Miners are opting to give more cash back to shareholders rather than plotting takeovers.

September 21, 2020

Rio Tinto has not formally committed to review threatened sites, Aboriginal group says

Group says the company has not formally committed to review the terms of an iron ore mine development that would let it destroy 124 culturally significant sites.

September 21, 2020

Vale’s mining dams are still a risk, company must do more, Brazil prosecutor says

Prosecutors said the company has not complied with a number of commitments signed with authorities to prevent a new disaster.

September 21, 2020

Gold investors take aim at miners with returns falling short

Prominent investors are seeking to make changes at gold mining firms to better align the interest of managers, boards and shareholders.