February 27, 2019 Belgian fast-moving ‘caterpillar’ in deep sea copper, cobalt race U.N. talks are working out regulations on mining in international waters, which may appeal to companies struggling to find new reserves on land.
February 27, 2019 Rio Tinto investors partying like it’s 2014 Miner will pay a special dividend worth $4 billion, or $2.43 cent a share, as it recorded its highest annual underlying earnings in the last five years.
February 27, 2019 Rio Tinto may have found its next major copper mine in Western Australia The world's second largest miner has confirmed an "exciting" copper find at its Winu project, in the Paterson Range in the East Pilbara.
February 27, 2019 Alrosa unearths 99 carat gem-quality diamond The rock, a unique transparent one with a visible yellow shade and of gem-quality, is the second major find since the launch of the Verkhne-Munskoye diamond deposit.
February 26, 2019 Nornickel expects bigger palladium supply deficit in 2019 The global palladium market deficit is forecast at 800,000 ounces compared with 600,000 ounces in 2018.
February 26, 2019 ‘Bubble’ warning sounds over 2019’s hottest commodity Palladium’s deficit-driven ascent has some analysts warning of the growing potential for a correction given the rapid sprint upward.
February 24, 2019 Europe’s push for EVs a boon to Savannah’s Portugal lithium project The company is close to making a decision on developing Mina do Barroso mine, which could become the first European supplier of spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral.
February 22, 2019 Golden Star boosts Father Brown inferred resource 93% The company also updated the project’s indicated resource, which now totals 981,465 tonnes at 7.5 grams gold for 237,897 oz. gold.
February 22, 2019 Eldorado to hike gold production to over 500,000 ounces in 2020 For 2019, the Canadian miner expects to produce between 390,000 and 420,000 ounces of gold.
February 21, 2019 Barsele updates resource on Agnico JV in Sweden Since late 2015, Agnico Eagle has diamond drilled more than 135,000 metres at Barsele across 311 holes.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
