April 28, 2015 Codelco to send robots inspect equipment at Gabriela Mistral mine The company, dealing with aging mines, has been leaning on a wide range of new technologies to reduce operating costs and increase efficiencies.
April 28, 2015 Barrick begins sale of stake in Chile’s Zaldivar copper mine Chinese companies, private equity firms including Mick Davis’s X2 Resources, and even Teck Resources are rumoured to be among the potential buyers.
April 27, 2015 Metso introduces new cone crusher “We have an intelligent crusher,” said Guillaume Lambert, Metso's Global Director of Crushing Products
April 27, 2015 Copper price through 2020: Onwards and upwards CRU principal consultant Christine Meilton predicts a rising trend topping $3.60 a pound by 2019, but thereafter China-induced weakness returns.
April 27, 2015 Russia first to test 10Gen uranium enrichment centrifuges Rosatom, Russia’s nuclear agency, confirms scientists are testing 10th generation centrifuges. No other country even possesses 9th gen tech, putting Rosatom years ahead of the competition.
April 27, 2015 Life coming back to the global exploration sector After five consecutive months of decline, global mining exploration began showing signs of life in March, particularly in the gold sector, a new report shows.
April 27, 2015 Randgold’s Tongon gold mine on track to meet production target for 2015 The mine's management made significant progress in dealing with the recovery and throughput challenges that had hampered the operation in its early stages.
April 27, 2015 Mongolia to rescind $100m payment to Khan Resources The two sides met last week, but failed to reach an agreement on a dispute that has dragged on for six years.
April 26, 2015 German workers march against coal-plant levy Protesters held placards that read, "Hands off our brown coal", and "We oppose the social blackout in our region".
April 26, 2015 China is burning through its natural resources China is the globe's top mining country, but its alarming reserves-to-production ratio is forcing domestic miners to hunt for deals in the rest of the world.
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
