March 6, 2020

PDAC: Mining is ‘close to home’ for Minister O’Regan

Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources made his first appearance at PDAC convention knowing he would be under the spotlight as the new man in town from Ottawa.

March 6, 2020

Three AngloGold miners dead after rockfall at Mponeng mine

Four miners were rescued from the area after a 2 magnitude earthquake.

March 6, 2020

Barrick boosts inventory of “key commodities” due to coronavirus

Drawing on experience of combating Ebola outbreaks around its mines in Africa, the gold giant has increased emergency response plans.

March 6, 2020

Amplats declares force majeure, cuts output forecast

The south African miner lowered total platinum group metals guidance for 2020 from 4.2-4.7 million ounces to 3.3-3.8 million ounces.

March 5, 2020

Brazil state authority defends licensing Anglo American facility expansion

Company tries to expand an iron ore facility, including a mining waste dam, in Minas Gerais.

March 5, 2020

Brazil court releases $10m in frozen funds to Vale for studies on Brumadinho

Study will be used to stipulate indemnities of those affected.

March 5, 2020

Glencore finds facts that “may be relevant” to corruption probes

The Swiss miner and commodity trader is being investigated for alleged corruption and bribery in the UK, US and Brazil.

March 5, 2020

China-backed JV set to start work at Simandou

The Chinese agency overseeing the biggest government-owned companies is close to approving the development of the vast iron ore deposit in Guinea.

March 4, 2020

Newcrest closes $60m sale of Gosowong mine in Indonesia

The move comes after the government issued a mandate in 2018 stating that major mines have to be at least 51% owned by Indonesian companies.

March 4, 2020

Teranga completes Massawa- Sabodala combination

The company is combining its gold project in Senegal with Teranga Sabodala gold mine.