May 1, 2019 World Bank, Germany, Rio and Anglo set up “climate smart” mining fund The World Bank is targeting a total investment of $50 million, to be deployed over a 5-year timeframe.
May 1, 2019 Gold Fields acquires 16% stake in Chakana Copper One of the largest gold mining companies in the world has taken a shine to Chakana Copper and its Soledad project in Peru.
May 1, 2019 INFOGRAPHIC: Metals and minerals used in renewable power generation Global demand for strategic minerals like lithium, graphite and nickel will skyrocket by 965%, 383% and 108% respectively by 2050, according to the World Bank’s updated 2018 projections.
May 1, 2019 GFG to spend up to A$100m on Australian copper, iron ore developer GFG is building up a South Australian franchise to its global steel and energy business.
May 1, 2019 Ridgestone Mining finds two types of mineralization at Mexican gold-copper project Rebeico sits on Mexico’s famed Sierra Madre Gold belt, credited with production of over 80 million ounces of gold and over 4.5 billion ounces of silver.
May 1, 2019 Codelco kicks off underground mining at Chuquicamata More than 8,000 tonnes of ore have already been extracted since early April.
April 30, 2019 Rockridge hits high grades at Knife Lake The Knife Lake property was extensively explored from the late 1960s to the 1990s, with the last documented work program completed in 2001.
April 30, 2019 Cobre Panama makes initial 25 tonnes for First Quantum The project is on track to deliver between 140,000 and 175,000 tonnes in 2019.
April 30, 2019 China’s metals imports robust despite macro doubts Industrial metal markets are taking a breather as they await tangible evidence that China's latest stimulus package is feeding through to a flagging manufacturing sector.
April 30, 2019 Environmental group alleges Northern Dynasty misled investors about Pebble project A flood of stock promotion newsletters began recommending Northern Dynasty, one describing it as "Trump’s Gold."
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
