January 30, 2019

Fortune Minerals commits to hire locally at Canada’s first primary cobalt mine

Company has signed a socio-economic agreement with the government of the Northwest Territories.

January 29, 2019

Rio Tinto on the lookout for BC porphyry deposit

Some of BC’s largest copper and gold deposits are porphyries.

January 29, 2019

Global energy transition powers surge in demand for metals

The number of electric vehicles will increase 1,389% – to 125 million from three million – by 2030.

January 29, 2019

Yorbeau resumes drilling at Scott project

The current program is planned in two phases totaling about 5,000 metres.

January 29, 2019

AngloGold soil study in Colombia halted pending review after mining ban

The company was not carrying out mining exploration at the site.

January 29, 2019

Vedanta’s Zambia unit says new tax regime won’t affect jobs

“Our actions are designed to sustain and create jobs, grow the economy, and contribute more to the treasury.”

January 29, 2019

A further eight miners rescued from Polish mine after tremor

Originally 14 were missing, but some were rescued within several hours of the tremor.

January 29, 2019

Mongolia, overseas investigators probe Oyu Tolgoi corruption claims as ex-minister re-arrested

An investigation is ongoing into suspected abuse of power - that former finance minister Bayartsogt held shares in a foreign company before the Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement.

January 29, 2019

Rethinking mining strategies among the top-10 global trends to shape 2019

Mining companies now need to determine how to operate in a market that is characterized by rising stakeholder demands, a widening talent gap, as well as dwindling access to key…

January 27, 2019

Chilean miner Antofagasta studying $3 bln expansion at Centinela mine -paper

Antofagasta's copper production rose 3 percent to 725,300 tonnes last year, allowing the company to weigh potential expansion projects.