April 4, 2017 Beyond the Mine: Newmont publishes 2016 Sustainability Report Newmont Mining Corporation today published Beyond the Mine, the Company’s annual report on its progress toward achieving its purpose – to create value and improve lives through sustainable and responsible…
April 4, 2017 Iron ore drops below $80 a tonne again So far this year, the commodity has risen just 0.6%, quite far from the over 20% gains seen just over a month ago.
April 4, 2017 Diamond market regaining sparkle — DeBeers sales up again The world’s No.1 diamond miner by value, reported a 4.9% rise in sales during the third cycle of the year, on the back of a global recovery in prices and…
March 31, 2017 DuPont to supply MECS® technology and critical equipment for Codelco’s two new sulfuric acid plants MECS Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, has been selected to supply the sulfuric acid production technology for two new plants belonging to Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile…
March 31, 2017 Freeport’s Cerro Verde copper mine resumes normal operations The news follows the end of a historically long 43-day strike at BHP Billiton’s Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine in neighbouring Chile.
March 30, 2017 Argentine provincial Gov’t orders Barrick to halt operations at Veladero Measure is temporary, pending more information on what happened and the possible consequences of the new incident, San Juan’s governor said.
March 30, 2017 Escondida mine replaces top exec after failing to reach deal with workers Appointment comes barely a week after the mine, operated by BHP Billiton, failed to secure a wage deal with 2,500 workers after a 43-day strike.
March 29, 2017 Fresh ‘incident’ at Barrick’s Veladero mine in Argentina A local government spokesman said a pipe carrying a “rich mixture” of gold and rocks came lose on Tuesday night, but no official information has been disclosed.
March 28, 2017 Trump signs executive order undoing Obama’s clean power plan He has instruct has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review and rewrite it.
March 28, 2017 Rio Tinto appoints President of Diavik Diamond Mines Rio Tinto has appointed Patrick Boitumelo as President and Chief operating officer, Diavik Diamond Mines.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
