January 10, 2018 Giant Bougainville mine restart stalls on moratorium over fears of civil unrest The Bougainville government has imposed an indefinite moratorium on mining at the controversial Panguna site — once the world's biggest open-pit copper mine.
January 10, 2018 Liberty House makes binding offer for Rio Tinto’s French aluminium smelter Liberty House is the industrial arm of British steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance and Rio's aluminium smelter in Dunkirk, France, is the largest in Europe.
January 9, 2018 Chile’s Andina mine to be modified to protect glaciers Codelco will invest $250 million to modify the shape of the current pit.
January 8, 2018 Cameco’s tractor-trailer with uranium concentrate involved in minor accident The truck was en route to the Blind River refinery in Ontario.
January 8, 2018 Australia forecasts 20 pct iron ore price drop in 2018 as China demand eases Australia expects iron ore prices to average $51.50 a tonne this year because of rising global supply and moderating demand from top importer China.
January 5, 2018 CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.
January 2, 2018 Freeport Indonesia’s mining permit extended until June The permit was issued to allow the miner to continue exporting copper concentrate while company representatives and government officials go on with the discussions around Freeport’s future operations.
January 2, 2018 Mining in 2018: Copper price to power on Markets where technology hasn’t substantially shortened the supply cycle and where cost are rising (ie copper) have the greatest long-term upside in prices
January 1, 2018 On December 31, centenary Ontario gold mine shut down The Dome underground mine was the longest continuously operating mine in Canada.
December 27, 2017 Copper rallies to three-year high as China plant halts output Ninth gain puts red metal on longest winning streak since 2004.
Gold CEO ousted over mystery payments returns to African mining Sebastien de Montessus was appointed chief executive officer of Mansa Resources Ltd. to turn around the firm’s flagship Kouroussa mine in Guinea. January 28, 2026 | 07:41 am
