October 28, 2019

Newcrest eyes deeper mines, smaller footprint with block caving

Newcrest is tapping big data and block caving to delve deeper into the earth's crust for mineral riches that just a handful of years ago would have been too costly…

October 25, 2019

BHP and Vale’s Samarco licensed to restart operations

The news comes four years after the company's tailings dam burst at Germano in Brazil's worst environmental disaster.

October 25, 2019

Newmont Goldcorp board approves Tanami expansion 2 project

The Tanami expansion project is anchored on the expansive Auron deposit.

October 25, 2019

Barrick CEO says Zambia mine worth more than $735 million

Barrick bought the operation as part of a $7 billion deal two months after copper prices peaked in 2011.

October 25, 2019

Vale CEO says not yet time to resume dividends

The company struggles to restore production lost after regulators demanded that it shut down a series of other dams for safety reasons.

October 25, 2019

Glencore cuts copper guidance, to halt some Congo operations

The company sees full-year copper production reaching just under 1.4 million tonnes versus the 1.45 million previously anticipated.

October 24, 2019

Vale earnings miss, says to shut 3 more dams

Vale's net profit rose to $1.654 billion from $1.408 billion in the year-ago period, missing the $2.72 billion mean of analysts polled by Refinitiv.

October 24, 2019

Barrick’s Kibali underground breaks records in Q3

The use of automation assisted in improved efficiency and productivity, the miner said.

October 24, 2019

Polymetal considers green project financing, copper projects

A financing deal could be reached in the second half of 2020.

October 24, 2019

Fortescue bumps up free cash flow on premium iron ore

FMG has been raising the mix of premium feed in its shipments with the addition of its West Pilbara Fines product.