October 17, 2019 Chile’s Codelco ditches ‘green copper’ push, eyes wider mine clean-up in two years The miner realized it would struggle to guarantee its copper's sustainability once it left the mine to be melted down and taken to market.
October 17, 2019 BHP to decide fate of Jansen potash mine in early 2021 Investors have been awaiting a board decision on whether to go ahead with the $17 billion project for years.
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.
Japanese copper smelters still in talks for 2026 charges with miners Fees paid by miners to turn concentrate into refined metal have come under pressure as global smelting capacity expands faster than mined supply. January 22, 2026 | 07:16 am
