May 26, 2015 Barrick sells 50% in Papua New Guinea unit to China’s Zijin The deal is part of a long-term strategic cooperation agreement that will see Zijin and Barrick collaborate on future projects and joint investments.
May 25, 2015 Alrosa unearths 78.02-carat diamond from its Mir mine According to the company, the gem is estimated is worth more than $600,000 if put on auction.
May 25, 2015 Canada’s Territories hold massive shale oil reserves similar to US Bakken field Energy regulator says it holds as much as 200 billion barrels of shale oil reserves, comparable to North Dakota’s thriving Bakken field.
May 25, 2015 Barrick sells Cowal mine to Evolution Mining for $550 million With the acquisition Evolution Mining will become Australia's second largest gold producer.
May 25, 2015 State of emergency in Peru as anti-mining violence leaves 4 dead, dozens arrested The move suspends civil liberties, allowing police and troops to enforce curfews in an effort to end two months of fresh violence in Arequipa.
May 22, 2015 Zijin Mining, Gold Fields among final bidders for Barrick’s Australian gold mine Analysts believe Cowal mine may be worth at least $400 million, and that Barrick would likely get as much as $1.1 billion from the sale of both, the New South…
May 22, 2015 US coal miner Murray Energy to lay off around 1,800 The planned cuts, about 21% of Murray’s workforce, will come largely at mines in Ohio and West Virginia, a state hit hard by recent coal mine closures and layoffs.
May 22, 2015 Metso places mining division in back burner as sales remain poor Metso and its peers in a Nordic cluster of mining gear suppliers, including Atlas Corp., Sandvik and FLSmidth have been squeezed by spending cuts among miners in the last three…
May 21, 2015 Struggling Argentina expects US$14 billion in mining exports The return to higher exports would be driven in part by at least 16 major projects likely to go into production within five years.
Zijin to launch Congo’s first lithium output in June from disputed Manono deposit Zijin had previously indicated a first‑quarter 2026 start. February 11, 2026 | 10:20 am
