January 14, 2019

The market arranged Newmont’s Goldcorp marriage

"Simply put, this is not a deal we have to do. This is a deal that we want to do."

January 14, 2019

Rio Tinto calls force majeure on some iron ore shipments after fire in Australia

Rio Tinto is assessing the full impact of the damage and will do all it can to try and minimize disruption to our customers.

January 14, 2019

Newmont grabs Goldcorp in $10B deal that creates world’s top gold miner

Massive deal creates company that challenges rival Barrick as the world’s largest gold producer.

January 11, 2019

Ranger uranium mine closure to cost over $200m more than expected

The clean-up is now predicted to cost A$808 million — A$296 million (about $213m) more than ERA's initial A$512-million estimate.

January 11, 2019

Tiffany joins top diamond miners in disclosing origins of gemstones

Tiffany has begun tracing each of its individually registered diamonds (0.18 carats and larger) by a unique serial number.

January 10, 2019

Newmont cuts 120 jobs at Nevada gold mining operation

Newmont also cut overall production guidance for its North American operations for 2018.

January 10, 2019

Anglo American betting on South America to grow base metal assets

Anglo American has obtained hundreds of permits to explore in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Para.

January 10, 2019

Lucara Diamond kicks off the year with 127-carat find at Karowe

The 127 carat, top white gem diamond, is one of the of 129 precious stones of over 100 carats the company has recovered at the mine since it began operations in…

January 10, 2019

Fire batters Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert iron ore export terminal

The port is one of two terminals Rio Tinto uses to ship iron ore from Australia's Pilbara mining region.

January 9, 2019

Porter project yields 819 g/t for Strikepoint Gold

Canada-based Strikepoint Gold has completed 4,304 metres of diamond drilling from surface last year at the historic Porter and Silverado mines.