Newmont shareholders overwhelmingly approve $10B Goldcorp takeover, creating world’s top gold miner Deal creates the world’s largest gold producer by output, robing Barrick of its recently cemented supremacy. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2019 | 7:50 am
Australia to host battery research centre The centre will investigate opportunities for greater efficiencies in the extraction and refinement of battery minerals. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 11, 2019 | 6:54 am
After legal battle, Los Andes Copper’s past drilling campaign receives approval In 2017, Chile's Superintendency of Environmental Affairs filed a notice saying the campaign violated the country's environmental regulations. Staff Writer | April 11, 2019 | 6:46 am
South African gold output has longest losing streak since 2009 Gold output fell 21 percent from a year earlier compared with a revised 23 percent drop in January. Bloomberg News | April 11, 2019 | 4:00 am
Avesoro Resources sticks to 2019 guidance, despite gold output drop The Canadian gold producer churned out 45,098 ounces of gold in the first three months of 2019, flat quarter-on-quarter, but 34% lower than in the same period a year earlier. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2019 | 3:55 am
Vancouver junior gold exec fined for false statements about Pascua Lama The president and CEO of Vancouver-based Mountainstar Gold has been slapped with a C$150,000 penalty by the British Columbia Securities Commission. MINING.com Editor | April 10, 2019 | 4:18 pm
Codelco ‘perfectly well’ financed for next two years — board chairman Codelco returns all of its profits to the state and is funded by a mix of capitalization and debt. Reuters | April 10, 2019 | 2:30 pm
Iron ore price rally could give BHP, Rio Tinto 30% earnings boost The supply/demand dynamics benefit Australia’s iron ore miners, according to the latest research by the Macquarie Group. Northern Miner Staff | April 10, 2019 | 2:10 pm
Victory Metals expands Iron Point project The company has expanded its landholdings at the Iron Point vanadium project to 5,382 hectares due to its recent drilling results. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 10, 2019 | 1:46 pm