Kaz Minerals sets higher output targets for 2018 as profits jump Kaz Minerals reported a jump in 2017 sales and production as its main mines ramped up and said it expected its 2018 output to rise as much as 16%. Reuters | February 22, 2018 | 10:50 am
US copper stocks sprint to record high, reflecting transport costs, weak demand Copper stocks held in warehouses registered with COMEX in the United States stand at 228,428 tonnes, up from below 90,000 tonnes at the start of 2017. Reuters | February 22, 2018 | 10:41 am
Rio Tinto says changing structure, moving some staff Rio Tinto, the second biggest miner by market capitalisation, has listings in London and Australia, a headquarters in London and an Australian office. Reuters | February 22, 2018 | 10:23 am
Barrick to hike gold output as Newmont gets too close to being world’s top producer Miner is advancing a pipeline of projects expected to contribute more than 1 million ounces of annual production starting in 2021. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2018 | 9:03 am
De Beers diamond output to peak this year thanks to Gahcho Kue The unit of Anglo American intends to mine as much as 36 million carats this year, up from 33.5 million in 2017. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2018 | 4:45 am
Barrick clings to top gold miner title as Newmont falls short About 50,000 ounces — roughly 125 gold bars — is all that stands in the way of Newmont overtaking Barrick as world's No.1 bullion miner. Bloomberg News | February 22, 2018 | 4:22 am
Anglo American ‘shows off’ — doubles profits, halves debt, pays highest divvy in a decade Company became the latest top miner to report soaring profits, hefty dividends and lighter debt burden. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2018 | 3:40 am
Canada the world’s overall top mining destination, despite Saskatchewan fall That's considering the combined rankings of all its provinces and territories, but Finland is the most attractive jurisdiction this year. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2018 | 2:00 am
Compass Minerals lays off workers at world’s largest underground salt mine Goderich has undergone a modernization process in the past six years, which requires less manual labour. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 21, 2018 | 5:53 pm