April 3, 2018 Next phase at one Australia’s largest copper-gold projects gets OK’d Permit allows Oz Minerals to start phase two of construction at Carrapateena copper-gold project, in South Australia, this month.
April 2, 2018 Why tiny diamonds make a Vancouver miner happy “The recovery of micro-diamonds is extraordinary," said Lithoquest's President and CEO.
April 2, 2018 Mongolia arrests ex-minister in Swiss graft probe — govt A Mongolian former finance minister, Bayartsogt Sangajav, has been arrested as part of an investigation into suspected abuse of power during investment talks for the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper mine…
April 2, 2018 Queensland’s resources sector wins gold in job numbers Queensland’s resources sector is powering jobs growth across the State with Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showing an increase of close to 10,000 jobs in the February quarter.
March 29, 2018 Canada’s Asanko, South Africa’s Gold Fields team up in $185m Ghana JV Companies are teaming up to develop one of the country’s newest gold mine, the Asanko Gold Mine (AGM).
March 27, 2018 Rio Tinto fully out of coal sector with $2.25bn Kestrel mine sale Company has agreed to sell its 80% stake in the Kestrel mine to a consortium comprising of private equity manager EMR Capital and Indonesian coal company Adaro Energy.
March 27, 2018 Copper Mountain gains approval for $71m acquisition of Altona The combination of the two companies will result in a mid-sized copper miner, with an expected annual production of about 73,000 tonnes of the metal.
March 26, 2018 Labour groups file OECD complaint against BHP and Vale over dam-burst disaster The accident killed 19 people, left hundreds homeless and unemployed and caused sludge to wash downstream into the neighbouring state of Espírito Santo.
March 26, 2018 Fortescue cuts iron ore price outlook as Chinese production slowdown, trade tensions weigh The company amended its guidance to around 65 per cent of the average benchmark Platts 62 CFR index.
March 26, 2018 Australia’s Newcrest to recommence mining at flagship Cadia mine Mining operations will restart at Cadia East, in accordance with predefined test and response program, the company said in a statement.
Southern Copper sees lower output as silver rally grabs focus Company expects copper output to decline over the next two years as ore grades fall at key mines in Peru. January 28, 2026 | 10:35 am