June 13, 2018

Southern Copper to begin operations at $2.5bn Michiquillay earlier than expected

Reaching agreements with residents near the project is expected to take about a year, followed by three to build the mine, which will begin operations by 2022.

June 12, 2018

Kinross going ahead with expansion of Alaska gold mine

Project is expected to extend Fort Knox mine life to 2030 and generate 17% internal rate of return (IRR) at a low capital cost.

June 11, 2018

Wheaton Precious Metals, Cobalt 27 acquire cobalt stream from Vale for US$690M

"We see numerous similarities between cobalt and silver."

June 11, 2018

Agents with the most mining deals in 2018

Canaccord, BMO and Patersons.

June 10, 2018

Five bodies rescued from collapsed mine in Mexico

A dam filled with liquid waste collapsed last Monday at Rio's Cieneguita mine in Chihuahua.

June 8, 2018

Gold summer doldrums 2

Gold’s summer-doldrums lull marks the best time of the year seasonally to deploy capital, to buy low at a time when few others are willing.

June 7, 2018

Rio Tinto signs JV exploration deal with China’s Minmetals

The companies are committed to explore for mineral deposits first in the Asian country and then the rest of the world .

June 6, 2018

Results of Gabriel’s lawsuit against Romania may be known late 2019

Company is seeking $4.4 billion in compensation for alleged losses related to its Rosia Montana gold and silver project, which Bucharest halted following relentless protests.

June 5, 2018

About 75,000 jobs to go in Germany’s auto industry because of EVs — study

The country's car industry currently employs about 840,000 people, with 210,000 of them working on powertrain production, the sub-sector set to be the worst hit.

June 4, 2018

Metals merry-go-round: hiring picks up as prices recover

More hires are expected as brokers eye opportunities from China’s mainland exchanges opening to investors abroad.