OZ Minerals asks – can open data and A$1m change exploration? Explorer Challenge is a crowdsourced challenge offered by OZ Minerals to peruse over their project data and pinpoint the most promising drill targets. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 5, 2019 | 4:00 pm
Brazil minister calls Vale ‘important’ even as prosecutors probe miner The world's largest iron ore miner plays an important role in Brazil's economic development. Reuters | March 5, 2019 | 2:40 pm
Euro Sun’s stock jumps after financing announcement for Rovina gold project in Romania The Rovina project site is in the historic mining district known as the “Golden Quadrilateral” — one of the largest gold-producing areas in Europe. MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2019 | 2:36 pm
Top Barrick shareholder urges joint venture in Nevada with Newmont The companies are meeting on Tuesday in New York to discuss Newmont's proposal for the joint venture. Reuters | March 5, 2019 | 1:15 pm
Codelco’s lithium push fades in favor of copper Codelco’s lithium projects, once thought a shoo-in to boost global supply and lower prices, have largely fallen off forecasts. Reuters | March 5, 2019 | 12:27 pm
‘No to the mine’ – Mexico’s indigenous fight to stop mining on ancestral land A group of Nahua Indian villagers could make legal history in Mexico this month when a court rules on a land dispute involving a Canadian miner. Reuters | March 5, 2019 | 11:44 am
Newmont CEO eager to meet with Barrick – but not about merger After more than a week of tough talk firing back and forth, the leaders of the two biggest gold producers are finally coming to the table. Bloomberg News | March 5, 2019 | 11:00 am
AngloGold streamlines Colombian assets As part of the deal, Canada's Royal Road Minerals will pay AngloGold around $4.6 million in cash, with further payments amounting to $35 million in total if certain milestones are reached. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2019 | 10:45 am
What Humphrey Bogart can teach the gold diggers Barrick and Newmont have far more to gain from cooperating than bickering with each other. Bloomberg Opinion | March 5, 2019 | 10:37 am