October 15, 2019 Newmont Goldcorp kicks off commercial production at Ahafo mill expansion The upgrade is expected to increase average annual gold production at the Ghana mine by between 75,000 and 100,000 ounces for the first five years, starting in 2020.
October 14, 2019 Chile’s Codelco says considering closure of coastal copper smelter The Ventanas smelter has been the target of criticism from social and environmental groups that accuse it of contributing to heavy pollution in the Quintero area.
October 14, 2019 Newcrest greenlights first expansion phase of Cadia gold mine The projected returns are slightly better than the output Newcrest had predicted in a pre-feasibility study released last year.
October 14, 2019 Vale’s Q3 iron ore output falls 17.4% year-on-year following Brazil dam break Quarterly sales of the key raw material fell 11.8% from a year ago to 74.039 million tonnes.
October 11, 2019 De Beers sends helicopter from Victor mine to rescue stranded hot air balloonists The balloonists were competing in the 23rd Annual America's Challenge Gas Balloon race headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico and were racing to Duluth, Minnesota.
October 11, 2019 Barrick’s $1 billion Zambian mine draws Chinese interest The world’s second-largest bullion producer is working with advisers to solicit interest for the Lumwana mine.
October 11, 2019 Rio Tinto signs its first Renminbi portside trading contract Portside sales of Rio Tinto's products at Chinese ports are currently sold via traders.
October 11, 2019 Canadian court approves $3bn securities class action against Barrick Gold Ontario Superior Court of Justice only allowed the suit to deal with alleged misrepresentations in the company’s 2012 environmental disclosures related to the long-stalled Pascua-Lama project.
October 11, 2019 Rio Tinto and Minmetals look for copper, zinc and lead in China Move is part of an exploration venture with state-owned China Minmetals Corp., set in 2018.
October 10, 2019 As Fortescue taps Guinea, China eyes broader iron ore supply sources Fortescue confirmed it has submitted a bid to develop two blocks in the giant Simandou iron ore deposit.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
