July 22, 2019

Rio Tinto’s Mongolia copper problems highlight frontier country risks

It's always going to be a fine balance between a company assessing how much of the value of the project it can afford to surrender to the host country.

July 21, 2019

Grupo Mexico’s activities in Guaymas suspended after sulfuric acid spill

The environmental protection agency ordered the closure because the mining company doesn’t have the required environmental impact permit to operate.

July 21, 2019

Antamina to spend $390m on mine reno

The company expects to be able to process 85 million tonnes of mineral per year.

July 19, 2019

Anglo American says Chile Los Bronces mine project will not harm glaciers, biodiversity

The miner submitted an environmental impact study for a $3 billion project seeking to maintain output from its flagship Los Bronces copper mine.

July 19, 2019

Yamana touts pre-feasibility results for Agua Rica copper project

Proven and probable copper mineral reserves increased by 21% since the end of 2018 to 11.8 billion pounds, while gold mineral reserves gained 12% to reach 7.4 million ounces.

July 19, 2019

Eurasian Resources is said to weigh sale of Congo mining assets

Bidders could value the company’s assets at $3-4 billion while the seller may be seeking $7-8 billion.

July 19, 2019

Colombia wants to become player in copper in next few years – government official

The country is looking to diversify its mining output without neglecting production of coal and gold.

July 19, 2019

UrbanGold expands Au-Cu-Ag project in Quebec

The company acquired 56 new mineral claims in the Troilus area.

July 19, 2019

Mongolia seeks to rewrite Oyu Tolgoi deal with Rio

Lawmakers will vote in August whether to modify agreement, which may force the miner to make further concessions.

July 18, 2019

Fortune makes new copper discovery at NICO

Three of four representative grab samples collected from the pit returned grades of 1.66%, 1.55% and 0.78% copper.