Vale’s iron ore output hits another record
Iron ore production rose 3.3% compared with the same period last year to hit a fresh quarterly record of 95.1 million tonnes.
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Barrick to give Tanzania stake in mines, $300 million to end dispute
The deal does not mean Tanzania will immediately lift the demand for Barrick's subsidiary Acacia Mining to pay $190 billion in allegedly unpaid taxes.
Anglogold Ashanti to raise $307 million with South African mine sales
It will sell its newest mine to Harmony Gold for $300 million and another mine for 100 million rand ($7.4 million) to China's Heaven-Sent SA Sunshine Investment Company.
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes four new inductees for 2018
Bob Gannicott, Ross Beaty, Terry MacGibbon and Ed Thompson to be honoured at 2018 CMHF annual dinner and induction ceremony.
Ross Beaty: Internal growth is driving production at Pan American Silver
Chairman Ross Beaty talks about Pan American Silver’s growth prospects as well as his other company, Alterra Power Corp.
Chile’s Cochilco boosts copper forecast to near $3 per pound in 2018
It expects an average global copper price of $2.95 per pound in 2018, a sharp upward revision from its mid-year estimate of $2.68, due to greater demand in China.
Scotiabank to offload gold trading unit
Chinese buyers are rumoured to be the key targets of the sale.
Vale puts stake in New Caledonian nickel unit up for sale
Move is part of a wider review of low performing assets after new Chief Executive Fabio Schvartsman took charge in June.
This new method for getting gold from e-waste may be just what miners need
Canadian start-up EnviroLeach has created a new environment-friendly chemical process with the potential to transform precious metal extraction in the mining and electronic waste (e-waste) sectors.