May 31, 2019

Agnico’s Meliadine mine reaches commercial production

The mine, near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, is expected to produce about 230,000 ounces of gold this year at total cash costs of $612 per oz.

May 31, 2019

Malaysia plans June meetings with Australian officials over Lynas waste

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that the rare earths miner will be allowed to continue operating its $800 million processing plant.

May 30, 2019

SolGold’s shares crater on possible mining referendum in Ecuador

Investors worry a referendum on mining in Imbabura, the province in which its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project is located, could jeopardize the mine's future.

May 29, 2019

Rare earth stocks come out winners in China-US trade war

The threat of "weaponizing" rare earths by China means potential sellers of the minerals to the US stand to gain from a tightened international supply and higher prices.

May 28, 2019

Uncertain future for Hume Coal’s Australia mine

If approved, Hume's mine is expected to produce 50-million tonnes of run-of-mine coal over 23 years.

May 27, 2019

Danakali about to secure financing for potash project in Eritrea

Debt financing agreements worth $200 million could be finalized “any day” and are expected to catalyze equity financing to start the almost 30-month development of the 1.1 billion-tonne Colluli sulphate…

May 24, 2019

Coking coal price to remain elevated in 2019— report  

On the supply side, Fitch expects production misses from Australia to keep the market tight in the coming quarters as large diversified miners lose their appetite for mining coal. 

May 24, 2019

Malaysia govt ‘pleased’ with rare earths firm Lynas’ plans to move initial ore processing — CEO

Lynas said it intends to build an initial ore processing plant in Western Australia that would help it overcome political headwinds in Malaysia.

May 24, 2019

South Australia grants Havilah mineral leases for Kalkaroo project

Owner Havilah Resources said the decision secures the company's right to mine Kalkaroo.

May 23, 2019

World’s most contested coal mine doesn’t add up — opinion

After the opposition Labor party suffered heavy losses in coal-mining regions in Saturday’s Australian federal elections, the Carmichael project looks to be getting closer than ever to approval.