March 4, 2019 Newmont rejects $18B hostile bid by Barrick, releases private messages The US mining giant also fired back with a deal that seeks merging operations in the state of Nevada.
March 4, 2019 Explorex to acquire cobalt project in Nevada The Buena Vista Hills cobalt - iron oxide - copper-gold project is located in Pershing County.
March 4, 2019 All but two Canadian provinces approve Minerals and Metals Plan Ontario and Saskatchewan say the plan falls short in growing Canada’s reputation as a world leader.
March 4, 2019 Equity markets sour on junior mining sector – report Global financing earmarked specifically for exploration more than halved last year and now represents less than a quarter of the 2012 peak.
March 4, 2019 Miners flock to Toronto as gold buyout buzz spreads "Low-cost, mid-tier gold producers ... are going to get bought regardless of what's happening in the big ones."
March 3, 2019 Mineral exploration growing in BC – Survey The study is based on information collected from 33 prospectors and 172 mineral and coal exploration companies operating in British Columbia.
March 1, 2019 Mining the moon ready to lift off by 2025 Geologists believe asteroids are packed with iron ore, nickel and precious metals at much higher concentrations than those found on Earth, making up a market valued in the trillions.
March 1, 2019 Sherritt International reaches $3B pound nickel production milestone In 2019, Sherritt's Moa JV is expected to produce between 31,000 and 33,000 tonnes of finished nickel and between 3,300 and 3,600 tonnes of finished cobalt.
March 1, 2019 Brazil gold mine blast kills two — Canada’s Leagold The company has started an investigation.
March 1, 2019 Botswana’s president denies report of $600 million diamond-backed loan to Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's secretary in the ministry of foreign affairs was quoted as saying Botswana had offered to lend Zimbabwe $500 million to support its diamond industry.
Another arrest made in ‘largest gold heist in Canadian history’ In April 2023 about 880 pounds of gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million in cash. January 12, 2026 | 04:55 pm
