August 5, 2019

Australia wants to streamline resource sector regulation

The Productivity Commission will look at best-practice examples of regulation that will remove unnecessary costs for mining companies.

August 5, 2019

The top miners are split on how to chase the EV battery boom

Big names like BHP and Glencore can't seem to agree on which metals will deliver the best long-term exposure to the developing global market.

August 4, 2019

Technology companies should slow rush to mine the deep seas

Electric-car makers, battery makers, and consumer-technology companies have remained silent from the debate over deep-sea mining.

August 2, 2019

Trump tariff tweet hammers copper price to 7-month low

The bellwether industrial metal is now firmly in bear market territory.

August 2, 2019

Dunnedin ready to explore MPD project in British Columbia

Crews are already on the site conducting mapping, sampling and prospecting work.

August 1, 2019

Philex seeks partners for $1.1bn Silangan project

The Silangan project, originally slated to begin production by 2018, was hit by a ban on new open-pit mining introduced in 2017.

August 1, 2019

Appian appoints former Anglo exec to lead Brazil operations

The firm has also completed a definitive feasibility study for its Serrote copper-gold project in Brazil.

August 1, 2019

Hudbay shares slump 20% after court bars construction at Arizona project

The ruling from the U.S. District Court for Arizona challenged the U.S. Forest Service's June 2017 decision that enabled the company to move forward with a mine plan.

August 1, 2019

Iron ore prices help Rio Tinto fork out $1bn dividend, despite Oyu Tolgoi setback

Despite being its best half-year earnings since 2014, net profit dropped by 6% to $4.13bn as it wrote down $800 million from its investment in the Mongolian mine.

August 1, 2019

Constantine’s underground exploration plan in Alaska green-lighted

The approval allows for 30,000 metres of underground exploration drilling.