March 21, 2019 BHP steps up efforts to win battle for Ecuador’s copper riches The world’s largest miner has signed an earn-in and joint venture deal with Canada’s Luminex Resources over the Tarqui copper project.
March 21, 2019 Amnesty accuses electric vehicles makers of using unethically sourced minerals The problem, says Amnesty, is that no country legally requires companies to publicly report on their cobalt supply chains.
March 20, 2019 Champion Iron hunts high grade zones at Powderhorn The company says the data acquired in 2017 and 2018 demonstrates the presence of a 50-metre thick zinc-bearing unit with several high grade lenses.
March 20, 2019 Imperial Metals pulls ‘a rabbit out of the hat’ with Red Chris deal Investors ‘flabbergasted’ at $1.1b stake taken in Red Chris mine by Australia’s Newcrest.
March 20, 2019 Zinc price builds on 2019 rally as stocks reach just 2 days consumption Inventories are down 55% this year and are on course to reach levels last seen in 1990.
March 20, 2019 Data scientists and geoscientists offered A$1m to predict next big mineral deposit in South Australia The idea is to speed up the exploration lifecycle and allow miners to analyse information at a much faster rate than before.
March 20, 2019 Australian junior wants to grab Glencore’s copper mine for $575 million The underground CSA mine, located in the state of New South Wales, produced 48,000 tonnes of copper concentrate last year.
March 19, 2019 Miner KGHM extends negotiations with union at Chilean copper mine The company had until the end of Tuesday to request government mediation to help reach a deal with the union of 520 workers.
March 19, 2019 Kinross takes 9.7% stake in Wolfden Resources The two companies will form of a committee to explore Wolfden’s Pickett Mountain volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit in Maine.
March 19, 2019 Codelco copper smelter restart delayed – Chile mining minister The smelter has had its restart delayed because of issues related to Canadian construction firm SNC-Lavalin, contracted for the project.
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm
