February 20, 2019 Newcrest ups stake in Ecuador with Cornerstone deal Australia’s largest gold producer has signed an option and farm-in agreement with Toronto-listed Cornerstone Capital Resources over two early stage projects in Ecuador.
February 20, 2019 Mining companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa should invest in renewable energy — report According to Fitch Solutions, off-grid mines could benefit from reducing their dependency on diesel while taking advantage of the region's favourable climate conditions.
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 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 15, 2019 Plunging inventories have zinc bulls ready to run Could we be looking at another run in the zinc price like in 2017, when it spiked from $1.19 a pound to $1.61 within only six months (+35%)?
February 15, 2019 Centamin sees mineral resources more than doubling in Côte d’Ivoire The miner has added 780,000 indicated ounces of gold to its Doropo project in Cote d’Ivoire, taking the its overall resource to over 2 million ounces.
February 15, 2019 Silver One starts drilling at Peñasco Quemado in Mexico Historical measured and indicated resource at the property are of 2.57 million tonnes at a grade of 117 g/t Ag for a silver resource of 9.63 million ounces.
February 14, 2019 Investors applaud Yamana Gold’s Q4 results Yamana Gold’s stock was up 4.65% in after hours trading.
February 14, 2019 Casa options Keaper polymetallic project in British Columbia The optionee must spend $4 million on exploration, pay Casa $550,000 and issue Casa 2.5 million shares in yearly stages.
February 14, 2019 Silvercrest finds another vein at Las Chispas The company intersected high grade silver and gold mineralization along a 1.5 km strike length at Babi Sur.
Alrosa flags smaller-than-expected decline in annual diamond output Alrosa is the world's largest producer of diamonds, accounting for around a third of global output. December 23, 2025 | 07:20 am
