March 25, 2019 OceanaGold walks away from exploration projects in Argentina Two years, $4.5 million later, the Australian miner concluded results to date don't meet its expectations.
March 24, 2019 Rio Tinto halts rail, mine operations in Western Australia as cyclone hits The suspension comes after Rio, BHP, and Fortescue on Thursday cleared their ships from ports ahead of Cyclone Veronica.
March 22, 2019 Glencore suspends Australian zinc mine as cyclone nears Authorities have declared a state of emergency in the region as Tropical Cyclone Trevor nears.
March 21, 2019 Australia’s Jervois to choose nickel-cobalt JV partner by end of 2019 Jervois, whose management is made up of ex-Glencore executives, is developing the Nico Young deposit in southeastern Australia.
March 21, 2019 Australia clears iron ore ports, miners brace as cyclones approach The northwestern ports of Port Hedland, Dampier and Ashburton were beginning to clear anchorages and berths.
March 21, 2019 BHP steps up efforts to win battle for Ecuador’s copper riches The world’s largest miner has signed an earn-in and joint venture deal with Canada’s Luminex Resources over the Tarqui copper project.
March 20, 2019 Imperial Metals pulls ‘a rabbit out of the hat’ with Red Chris deal Investors ‘flabbergasted’ at $1.1b stake taken in Red Chris mine by Australia’s Newcrest.
March 20, 2019 Cyclone lurks off West Australia as storm hits Rio mine in East Cyclone Trevor is expected to rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Gulf of Carpentaria, and is forecast to skirt South32 Ltd.’s manganese mine and a Glencore-operated zinc project
March 20, 2019 Data scientists and geoscientists offered A$1m to predict next big mineral deposit in South Australia The idea is to speed up the exploration lifecycle and allow miners to analyse information at a much faster rate than before.
March 20, 2019 Australian scientists developing tool capable of delving deeper into Earth’s rock layers The experts from Curtin University say the mechanism promises to be crucial for the country's mining and petroleum sectors.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
