Metals sector in costly battle to turn green
Environmental concerns have moved to the top of the agenda in recent years with heightened awareness of climate change amid public protests.
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Barrick CEO says Zambia mine worth more than $735 million
Barrick bought the operation as part of a $7 billion deal two months after copper prices peaked in 2011.
Vale CEO says not yet time to resume dividends
The company struggles to restore production lost after regulators demanded that it shut down a series of other dams for safety reasons.
Alrosa finds diamond over 230 carats, largest in three years
The gem-quality specimen is an octahedron of yellowish hue with several chips.
The Northern Miner awards scholarship to mining engineering student
This year’s winner of The Northern Miner’s $5,000 scholarship is Tyler Sieben, a student in his final year of mining engineering at the University of Alberta.
Para to pour first doré bar at Arizona operation
Following a few delays, the company said the Gold Road project is back on track.
ABB mill drives accelerate copper ore extraction at Mina de Cobre in Panama
Project owner First Quantum Minerals announced that first copper ore extraction will take place ahead of schedule.
Pakistan’s tycoons offer to take over former Barrick mine
Reko Diq has the potential to produce 200,000 tonnes of copper and 250,000 ounces of gold a year for more than half a century.
Vale earnings miss, says to shut 3 more dams
Vale's net profit rose to $1.654 billion from $1.408 billion in the year-ago period, missing the $2.72 billion mean of analysts polled by Refinitiv.
