March 18, 2019 Chile’s Supreme Court revokes ruling permanently closing Barrick’s Pascua-Lama Decision doesn't determine the final faith of the long-delayed and polemic project, as the case has been sent back to the Environmental Court for review by a different panel of…
March 18, 2019 Rio Tinto rejects push by activist shareholders to reveal emission targets Miner has hit back at a push to make it more accountable for carbon emissions produced by its customers, including Chinese steel makers.
March 15, 2019 Newmont’s Tanami gold mine to curb emissions by 20% Project included the installation of two power stations, a 66 kV interconnected power line, and a 450 km natural gas pipeline.
March 15, 2019 Botswana’s Debswana targets diamond output of 24 million carats in 2019 Debswana lifted diamond output by 6% to a four-year high of 24.1 million carats in 2018.
March 14, 2019 Funds blast Goldcorp chair’s ‘terrible’ $12 million package Goldcorp’s attempt to top-up its chairman’s retirement haul has met significant resistance.
March 14, 2019 Once-mighty Canadian mining losing ground to global competitors Mega-mergers by Canada’s two largest gold companies, Barrick Gold Corp. and Goldcorp Inc., stand to erode its global influence.
March 13, 2019 Mining’s dirty secret faces a climate reckoning Producing a single metric ton of steel in a blast furnace typically releases around 2.3 tons of carbon dioxide, not much less than you’d get from burning a ton of…
March 12, 2019 Strike hits Goldcorp’s Cerro Negro mine in Argentina Mining stopped on March 8, when members of the Asociación Obrera Minera Argentina (AOMA) downed tools, and processing activities have now also ceased following the exhaustion of surface stockpiles.
March 11, 2019 Barrick gives up plans to acquire Newmont, will form Nevada JV instead Under the deal, Barrick will take a 61.5% stake in the joint venture consisting of the duo’s Nevada mines, with Newmont holding the remainder.
March 8, 2019 Rio Tinto talking to Apple on next step of carbon-free aluminium project The miner, which has pledged substantial decarbonization by 2050, is reshaping its aluminium division longer term to focus on supply chain transparency and lowering emissions.
Striking workers disrupt access to Chile’s Escondida, Zaldivar copper mines The workers, who have been on strike since the beginning of the month, have launched intermittent blocks in the La Negra industrial sector. January 23, 2026 | 01:33 pm
