September 26, 2019 Access to water one of miners’ biggest challenges ahead — study Despite successful efforts to manage water usage more efficiently, tougher environmental rules are increasing miners’ costs and risks, particularly those operating in arid regions or close to populated communities.
September 26, 2019 Scania develops biofuel-powered, driverless truck The truck is expected to improve the safety of operations at mine sites.
September 25, 2019 How blockchain can track conflict minerals Several companies have begun using or offering blockchain solutions to address some of the problems associated with conflict minerals.
September 25, 2019 Gold exploration vital for future supply In 2019, the flight to safe haven assets has happened amid concerns of a slowdown in the global economy and heightened geopolitical […]
September 25, 2019 Savannah Resources to extract quartz, glass-making ceramic at lithium mine in Portugal Co-products will initially be sold to ceramics industry customers in Portugal and Spain.
September 25, 2019 Alrosa’s Diamond Inspector excels at detecting fake stones An independent, US-based lab tested the device.
September 25, 2019 BHP tried swaying Anglo’s Mark Cutifani to be its CEO BHP favours an internal hire, but is also open to external candidates, people familiar with the matter said.
September 24, 2019 Hydro CEO says economic clouds may dampen aluminium demand Hydro until recently expected world aluminium demand excluding China to grow by up to 1% in 2019, but now instead forecasts a decline of 1-2%.
September 24, 2019 Germany’s K+S cuts potash output for the year on weak demand The company has responded to current weak demand for potash by reducing production by up to 300,000 tonnes.
September 23, 2019 Poland’s biggest coal firm to give miners more cash as election looms Coal has fuelled Poland's economy for years and a promise to support it has been used in previous political campaigns.
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
