December 20, 2018 Australia’s top gold miner boosts bet on Ecuador copper project Newcrest Mining has upped its holdings in Ecuador-focused explorer SolGold to 15.33% from 13.83%, nudging further ahead of the company's second biggest shareholder BHP.
December 19, 2018 Five themes to watch for European miners after humbling year It all started so well in 2018.
December 19, 2018 Freeport to pay Indonesia $32m for illegal forest use – state auditor The government aims to issue a new mining permit for Grasberg - which requires the environmental permit issues to be settled - before the end of the year.
December 19, 2018 Havilah inks agreement for Australia’s largest undeveloped open pit copper-gold deposit The move brings the company one step closer to being granted a mining lease.
December 18, 2018 Seabridge on trail of large sulphide-bearing intrusion at Iskut All indications point toward a large copper-gold porphyry system.
December 18, 2018 New ramp at BHP’s Olympic Dam doubles capacity The Kalta decline is key to reaching the Southern mine area where BHP is mining high grade copper resources.
December 18, 2018 Copper price falls despite China’s promise of more ‘economic miracles’ Industrial metal prices tumble as President Xi's defiant speech intensifies trade war fears, offer little on economic stimulus or market reforms.
December 18, 2018 Constantine boosts resource at Palmer with second deposit Palmer is a volcanogenic massive sulphide-sulphate joint venture project between Constantine and Dowa Metals and Mining, Constantine owns 51% of the project and is its operator.
December 18, 2018 Global Witness welcomes Canadian regulator ruling on Glencore-controlled company and executives Glencores Katanga Mining has today agreed to pay $22 million to settle allegations by Canadian regulators that it had failed to comply with disclosure requirements,
Gold refiner stops taking scrap delivery to melt down in US Metalor Technologies paused accepting new shipments of metal due to an inventory backlog caused by severe US weather. January 29, 2026 | 04:03 pm
