Ecuador’s government flees capital and warns of coup threat
The unprecedented scale of the unrest, including rioting and looting, has worried many residents who stocked up on goods, emptying supermarket shelves.
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China’s Tsingshan helped drive record drop in nickel inventories
After developing a reputation as a disruptive industry force for its role in popularizing nickel pig iron production in China, Tsingshan looks set to upend the industry’s supply and demand dynamics again.
BHP says “social value” to be key aspect of its business planning
The world's largest miner is moving from keeping a social licence to creating value for its stakeholders.
China tightens grip on Ivanhoe’s massive congo copper project
The deal ups Zijin’s holding to 13.88% from 9.8% and reduces Friedland’s to 13.2%, leaving two Chinese companies as the Canadian miner’s top shareholders.
Sierra Leone cancels mining licence of Gerald Group unit
SL Mining has called for authorities to cancel the decision and threatened to "pursue all available remedies against the government."
Columbus Gold says French Guiana project safe with new Paris mining delegate
Mining engineer Didier Le Moine helped build a nickel industry in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia.
Royal Road encouraged by drill results at Nicaraguan gold project
The Jersey-based miner said that all drill holes in the 2019 campaign intersected gold.
Argentinian government lowers tax for Millennial’s lithium project
The Canadian miner just got a Fiscal Stability Certificate.
OceanaGold receives New Zealand’s Ok to buy land by Waihi mine
The property will be used to build new tailings ponds to store waste from gold extraction processes.
