November 25, 2018

DRC cobalt deposits not ‘that old’

By analyzing the age of known deposits, researchers get clues of where to find unexplored ones.

November 23, 2018

Edmonton miner optimistic about Peruvian copper-gold project

The Chapitos project is located in the Peruvian Iron Oxide Copper Gold belt.

November 22, 2018

Congo’s 9-month copper output up 8.7%, cobalt nearly doubles

Congo is Africa's top copper producer and the world's leading miner of cobalt.

November 22, 2018

SolGold CEO excited by prospects for Ecuadorian copper-gold

SolGold said that its Alpala project in Ecuador's Cascabel region was around double the size and grade quality it was known to be in December 2017.

November 22, 2018

Saudi Arabia says new mining project to increase non-oil GDP by 3%

King Salman inaugurated the Waad Al-Shamaal mining project, which is expected to boost the kingdom's GDP by $6.4 billion and its non-oil GDP by 3%.

November 22, 2018

Copper benchmark deal signals shifting supply dynamics in 2019: Andy Home

It was supposed to be a year of mine disruptions, with the market anticipating that multiple labour contract expiries would result in at least one strike.

November 22, 2018

Sibanye shuts gold mines in South Africa as strike turns violent

Operations at Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix mines were halted late on Wednesday.

November 21, 2018

Zambia’s copper output up 10.4 year/year in September

Mining companies operating in Zambia include NFC Africa, majority owned by China Non-ferrous Metals Company Limited (CNMC), Canada’s First Quantum Minerals, Glencore, Barrick Gold and Vedanta Resources.

November 21, 2018

BHP searching for assets with lessons learned during downturn in mind

The company’s chief financial officer has outlined a detailed plan on how to not waste a whole lot of shareholders’ money again.

November 21, 2018

Altiplano gets creative amid low copper prices

Lower-grade shoulders are being left on the walls and only the higher-grade portions are being extracted.