September 26, 2019

Access to water one of miners’ biggest challenges ahead — study

Despite successful efforts to manage water usage more efficiently, tougher environmental rules are increasing miners’ costs and risks, particularly those operating in arid regions or close to populated communities.

September 26, 2019

Nine countries join US strategic minerals initiative

The countries joining the United States include Australia, Botswana, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, the Philippines and Zambia.

September 26, 2019

HySafe believes hydrogen could replace diesel at mine sites

The International Association for Hydrogen Safety believes that hydrogen could help decarbonize the industry.

September 26, 2019

Rio Tinto sees rosy future for diamonds despite end of Argyle

Company is exploring for diamonds in Canada as part of its plans to stay in the sector despite the looming closure of its Argyle mine in Australia, known for extremely…

September 25, 2019

Increasing gold production rates with slurry pumps at Greenfields Mill

The Greenfields mill is situated in the Western Australian goldfields, three kilometres east of Coolgardie.

September 25, 2019

Gold exploration vital for future supply

In 2019, the flight to safe haven assets has happened amid concerns of a slowdown in the global economy and heightened geopolitical […]

September 25, 2019

Rio strikes deal with Chinese partners to cut steel-making emissions

The partnership with China Baowu Steel Group and Tsinghua University seeks to develop new ways to cut carbon emissions along the steelmaking supply chain.

September 25, 2019

BHP tried swaying Anglo’s Mark Cutifani to be its CEO

BHP favours an internal hire, but is also open to external candidates, people familiar with the matter said.

September 24, 2019

OceanaGold boosts exploration target at Waihi

Shares of OceanaGold jumped more than 6% on the latest development.

September 24, 2019

Tianqi Lithium in supply deal with Sweden’s Northvolt

The deal marks the second major customer win for Tianqi in a little more than a month.