November 27, 2019 Orestone kicks off exploration campaign in Chile Through its subsidiary, Cerro Golpe de Rayo, the Canadian miner will start exploring the Resguardo property.
November 27, 2019 Aurania finds evidence of highly sought-after lost gold city in Ecuador Company geologists found vestiges of an old road in the central part of its Lost Cities-Cutucu project.
November 26, 2019 Nautilus Minerals officially sinks, shares still trading Court papers noted that Nautilus had two distinct business units, one dealing with polymetallic nodules, and one dealing with seafloor massive sulphides.
November 26, 2019 Zambia’s KCM smelter set to restart after two-week delay The smelter was shut down in early October for annual maintenance, two days earlier than planned due to an acid leak.
November 26, 2019 Mongolia says Rio’s Oyu Tolgoi mine expansion to go ahead The miner feared the government would try to completely renegotiate the agreements underpinning the asset's development.
November 26, 2019 Ecuador to tighten rules for mining waste dams to avoid repeat of Brazil disaster The new rules will take effect in December and will prohibit the building of so-called tailings dams close to populated areas.
November 26, 2019 Friedland says Congo now more attractive than Chile for copper mines While Chile, the world’s top copper producer, seeks measures to quell the social unrest that exploded last month, the election of a new President in Congo has improved the country's…
November 26, 2019 Ivanhoe, Congolese authorities discuss Kamoa-Kakula project Representatives from the Canadian miner met with recently appointed authorities.
November 26, 2019 Glencore’s Mutanda mine in Congo shuts a month early Suspension comes more than a month before the world's biggest cobalt mine was set to go into care and maintenance.
November 25, 2019 Australia’s Metals X suspends operations at Nifty copper mine The company said that the decision to shut Nifty would allow it to focus on its Renison Tin Operations in Tasmania.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
