December 12, 2019 Rio Tinto scores big win in Mongolia The country’s parliament has approved a resolution that reconfirms the validity of all the Oyu Tolgoi mine-related agreements.
December 11, 2019 Jiangxi Copper gets $213 million loan from parent after stake buy The support from controlling shareholder Jiangxi Copper Corp comes after the state-run company said this week it would pay $1.1 billion for an 18% stake in Canadian miner First Quantum…
December 11, 2019 Bougainville independence could revive one of world’s biggest copper mines Panguna has an estimated 5.3 million tones of copper and 19.3 million ounces of gold, which would make the reserves worth about $60 billion at today’s prices.
December 11, 2019 China is redrawing the global copper scrap map Less than three years after China told the World Trade Organization it was going to ban imports of "solid waste," it is close to doing just that.
December 11, 2019 Chile: Uncertainty hits the stalwart of Latin American mining Social turmoil returns to the streets of Santiago after 30 years of calm.
December 11, 2019 Pan American outlines initial resource for La Colorada skarn The La Colorada Skarn deposit hosts an inferred resource of 72.5 million tonnes grading 44 g/t silver, 0.17% copper, 2.02% lead and 4.4% zinc.
December 11, 2019 Triumph returns long intercepts from Freegold Drill highlights include 80.5 metres of 0.66 g/t gold equivalent starting at 60 metres.
December 11, 2019 Quaterra gets its hands on Butte Valley prospect The Vancouver-based miner said the Butte Valley prospect fits its acquisition profile.
December 10, 2019 Gold’s deal blitz could draw in the rest of mining A torrent of deal-making among gold producers that’s pushed M&A in the sector to an eight-year high is seen spilling over into the wider mining industry.
December 10, 2019 First Quantum quashes Rio rumor, says Jiangxi no threat Executives were caught off guard by this week’s share purchase by Jiangxi Copper, but say there’s no chance that will lead to a takeover bid either.
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm