June 6, 2019 First Quantum wants to operate Cobre Panama without ‘legal uncertainties’ Cobre Panama is the largest copper mine coming to market over the next couple of years and the biggest single private sector investment in Panama’s history.
June 6, 2019 Diamond markets under pressure — Rapaport The international group says sales of polished diamonds below 0.50 carats are slow due to excess supply, weak Chinese demand and tight Indian liquidity.
June 5, 2019 Aramine says compact DM091HDE ideal for narrow veins The DM901HDE has a diesel engine for tramming and an electric motor for drilling.
June 5, 2019 Pretium drills deep, begins regional exploration program Underground drilling has confirmed there is mineralization similar to the Brucejack mine at depth and to the east of the mine workings.
June 5, 2019 Copper price falls on worst global factory data since 2012 Growing trade fears combine with shrinking global manufacturing activity to push copper price to lowest level for 2019.
June 5, 2019 Top 40 miners’ good performance not enough for investors — report According to PwC, investors seemed unimpressed last year, as market valuations fell 18%.
June 5, 2019 Ecuador’s new mining policy backs large-scale projects Government officials said they expect first exports from large-scale mining to be delivered before year-end.
June 4, 2019 New Orica digital fragmentation measurement technology the key to unlocking downstream benefits Melbourne, Australia: Orica (ASX: ORI), the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems, today announced the release of its new automated rock sizing measurement technology, FRAGTrack™.
June 4, 2019 Geomega aims to be first Canadian rare earth recycler Geomega Resources is improving its proprietary ISR technology as it moves closer to being Canada’s first rare earth elements recycler and the only one outside China.
June 4, 2019 Argentina rejects Barrick’s challenge to glacier protection Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling halts 44 mining projects nearby or on bodies of ice that are being evaluated.
Chilean authorities gear up to remove workers from Mantoverde plant as strike continues The union representing workers at the mine alleges that those occupying the plant are a minority group of employees, and not backed by the union. January 30, 2026 | 11:40 am