March 4, 2019

Newmont rejects $18B hostile bid by Barrick, releases private messages

The US mining giant also fired back with a deal that seeks merging operations in the state of Nevada.

March 3, 2019

Codelco expected to generate $13.9 billion in 2019

Operating costs are forecasted to be of $9.9 billion.

March 1, 2019

How the cobalt market fell victim to allure of electric cars

Adding to the allure was a widely-held view that cobalt supply is constrained.

March 1, 2019

Glencore CEO is said to meet Congo leader after ties strained

The meeting comes after relations between mining companies and the government deteriorated last year.

March 1, 2019

Botswana’s president denies report of $600 million diamond-backed loan to Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's secretary in the ministry of foreign affairs was quoted as saying Botswana had offered to lend Zimbabwe $500 million to support its diamond industry.

February 28, 2019

Fatality at Essakane

The incident occurred at the end of the night shift and during the operation of the contractor haul truck on site.

February 28, 2019

South African court orders miners’ union to suspend planned industry-wide strike

The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has been on strike at Sibanye-Stillwater's gold operations since mid-November.

February 28, 2019

Platinum miners win reprieve as South Africa strike delayed

The threat of disruption has helped boost platinum and palladium prices this week.

February 28, 2019

Junkyard palladium growing as an answer to disappearing resource

Recyclers can recover about 90 percent of the metal from catalytic converters in junked cars for a fraction of the cost of mining it.

February 28, 2019

Exyn Technologies introduces robots into Dundee Precious Metals’ gold mines

The tech company introduced its A3Rs robots which comprise a fully autonomous aerial system for data collection in GPS-denied environments.