May 6, 2019

Faltering metals get check-up as industry gathers in Hong Kong

Base metals have had a shaky start to 2019, with a cautious Q1 advance giving way to an April drop on uncertainty about the global economy.

May 6, 2019

Hong Kong exchange to launch dollar-denominated mini contracts for base metals

The new offering comes five years after a similar product fizzled on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).

May 3, 2019

Hudbay Minerals settles board battle with shareholder Waterton

Canadian miner will elect 11 nominees of Waterton Global Resource Management, its second largest shareholder, as part of the settlement that ends a long-dragged out battle over control of Hudbay.

May 2, 2019

Automation overhaul at Matsa’s Spanish copper mines

RCT has finished a major automation project at Matsa Resources’ Aguas Teñidas and Magdalena mines in the Huelva province of Spain.

May 2, 2019

Indian zinc miner sees output rebounding in 2019/20 financial year

Hindustan Zinc, the world's second largest zinc miner, expects its output to grow in 2019/20 after a drop in the previous financial year,

April 30, 2019

Rockridge hits high grades at Knife Lake

The Knife Lake property was extensively explored from the late 1960s to the 1990s, with the last documented work program completed in 2001.

April 30, 2019

China’s metals imports robust despite macro doubts

Industrial metal markets are taking a breather as they await tangible evidence that China's latest stimulus package is feeding through to a flagging manufacturing sector.

April 30, 2019

Tower Resources starts exploration program at Nechako gold project in BC

The Vancouver-based miner said the Nechako Au-Ag-Zn-Pb-As dispersal train is similar in size and strength to known trains from some of Canada's largest gold deposits.

April 25, 2019

Expect cascade of mining M&A — PwC’s Braunsteiner

Recent mergers and acquisitions have brought the industry back into the spotlight, after years of speculation around how the sector could regain power, PwC's Canadian Mine report notes.

April 25, 2019

Canadian miners start 2019 off on the right foot amid mega-deals

Ernst & Young’s Canadian Mining Eye index — which tracks the performance of 100 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange mid-tier and junior mining companies — rose 5% fin…