March 17, 2017 Exploration spending in Australia finally on its way up A 3.4% increase in the December quarter seems to indicate that the downward trend of the past five years has been finally reversed.
March 16, 2017 Barrick mulls selling part of Peru mine, bringing partner — report Rumours come a year after the gold miner vowed to spend $640 million to extend the life of Lagunas Norte, worth about $1.4 billion according to industry experts.
March 16, 2017 Indian billionaire Agarwal goes after 12% of Anglo American Deal would make of Volcan Investments Ltd., Agarwal's family trust, the second-largest investor in Anglo American.
March 15, 2017 Chile’s Supreme Court casts shadow over Barrick’s plans to restart Pascua-Lama The country's mining regulator will have to issue a new temporary closure plan for the project, including comments from other government offices.
March 15, 2017 Escondida mine to resume operations as BHP losses soar past $700 million The company is currently analyzing options to resume work as soon as possible, which includes hiring temporary workers to replace those that have downed tools.
March 14, 2017 Glencore sells two Africa zinc mines to Canada’s Trevali The $400 million-deal will make of Trevali the first pure zinc company with operations in North and South America as well as Africa.
March 13, 2017 INTERACTIVE: Top 10 gold mining companies The 10 largest gold mining companies produce 30% of the world's gold and enjoy some of the sector's fattest margins.
March 13, 2017 MICROMINE implements its fleet management and mine control solution, Pitram at one of the world’s largest copper-gold mines, Oyu Tolgoi MICROMINE has implemented its leading fleet management and mine control solution, Pitram, at the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in the South Gobi region of Mongolia.
March 13, 2017 Greenland closer to building world’s fifth-largest uranium mine The Kvanefjeld project would also be the world’s second-biggest rare earths operation.
March 12, 2017 Australia okays Mulga Rock uranium mine Western Australia may soon have a new uranium mine, after the last environmental hurdle was cleared by Vimy Resources (ASX:VMY) to build its Mulga Rock uranium mine.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
