February 19, 2019 Barrick’s CEO visits Papua New Guinea to support extension of Porgera mining lease “Without the security of an extended mining lease, it would be difficult to justify further significant investments in the mine,” a statement by the Canadian miner reads.
February 19, 2019 Waterton steps up efforts to oust Hudbay Minerals CEO, board of directors Toronto-based private-equity firm Waterton Global Resource Management is pushing for an overhaul of Hudbay Minerals’ board and the exit of the CEO, Alan Hair, over alleged "mismanagement."
February 19, 2019 BHP urges miners to create global body to oversee tailings dams CEO Andrew Mackenzie said it was too early to say what impact the recent Vale tailings dam disaster will have on efforts to restart BHP and Vale's jointly owned Samarco…
February 18, 2019 These 20 analysts forecast gold price above $1,400 in 2019 Two-thirds of 30 analysts polled by the LBMA see double digit gains for the gold price 2019, but the ride will be bumpy.
February 18, 2019 How South African mines cope with power cuts The utility gives the industry notice to reduce their power consumption by 15–20% when the national grid is at its tightest.
February 18, 2019 Grasberg hasn’t received new copper export permit Indonesia forecast copper concentrate exports to drop to 200,000 tonnes in 2019 from about 1.2 million tonnes last year.
February 17, 2019 Australian mine to host first of its kind clean energy storage facility Terramin's Angas zinc mine will host a 5 MW Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage facility.
February 17, 2019 Zimbabwean rescuers pull 22 bodies from mine, eight more found alive The government declared the accident a disaster.
February 17, 2019 Scientists take a look inside rare wire gold specimen Known as the Ram's Horn, the sample is so rare that it has been impossible to cut into it or analyze it with x-rays.
February 16, 2019 IBM steps up efforts to help miners improve health and safety records The company is working with several wearable technology providers so companies can monitor biometric and environmental data to identify whether employees are experiencing dangers or risk, beyond a equipment failure.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
