January 22, 2019

Miners try to move away from fossil fuels — report

A research report by Wood Mackenzie states that electrification and automation will be a key priority for global mining companies.

January 22, 2019

Supervisors at Codelco mine in Chile reject labor offer, strike looms

"We rejected their proposal and have voted to strike"

January 21, 2019

BHP said to owe $215m in underpaid iron ore royalties to Western Australia

State claims BHP used its wholly-owned Singapore marketing hub subsidiary to understate the price of iron ore sold Japan and China buyers.

January 20, 2019

Chile’s mining development corporation has a new boss

Robert Mayne-Nicholls has worked in companies such as Codelco, Antofagasta and Barrick Gold.

January 18, 2019

Carube Copper finds high grades in Jamaica

The company's Main Ridge project is located in an area where Spaniards mined placer gold in the 16th Century.

January 17, 2019

Rio Tinto 2018 iron ore shipments rise 2%, copper output jumps 33%

Rio's 2018 iron ore shipments from Australia's Pilbara region totaled 338.2 million tonnes, compared to 330.1 million tonnes the year before.

January 16, 2019

The Newmont-Goldcorp deal is positive news for gold mining

Consolidation season has finally arrived in the goldfields, just as many experts and analysts have been predicting for some time now.

January 15, 2019

Mining’s biggest jobs are up for grabs. Here are the contenders

Some of the mining world’s top executives are starting to plan their departures.

January 14, 2019

Newmont’s Goldcorp gamble may need ‘drastic’ surgery to work

The cost to create the world’s largest gold company: A 17 percent premium for a $10 billion all-shares acquisition that faces some big-time challenges down the line.

January 14, 2019

Goldcorp CEO could exit with $6.9m in biggest gold M&A

The company reported a worse-than-expected third-quarter loss in October, sending shares to the lowest since 2002 a day later.