February 8, 2019 At least three Chilean copper mines halted due to heavy rain Codelco has halted operations at its Chuquicamata and Ministro Hales copper mines; Freeport-McMoRan suspended El Abra.
February 7, 2019 Osisko Mining owns the world’s best drill intersection of 2019 Windfall gold project in Quebec tops list and Global Atomic Corp's uranium project in Niger comes in second.
February 7, 2019 Steelmaker Voestalpine tones down expectations after Q3 loss The European steel sector is navigating choppy waters as the car industry is slowing and pressure on oil prices has dampened demand from the oil equipment industry.
February 7, 2019 ArcelorMittal sees small steel demand rise, shares slip on margin concerns ArcelorMittal is investing in projects in Mexico and Brazil, and has bought Votorantim in Brazil and Italy's Ilva, Europe's largest capacity steel plant.
February 7, 2019 Russia’s MMK says 2019 output volumes will remain flat MMK expects healthy output volumes, and that the asset will not remain loss-making in 2019.
February 7, 2019 Norsk Hydro’s Q4 hit by restricted Brazil output, shares hit 2-year low "A prolonged embargo will have negative impact on earnings, cash flow and sentiment."
February 7, 2019 Gem Diamonds finds from iconic Lesotho mine drop, shares slump The company unearthed three of the 15 diamonds over 100 carats it found in 2018 in Q4, but carat recovery dropped by 17% to 29,523 ct in the period.
February 7, 2019 Russia’s Nordgold to invest over $360m in Guinea mine The Russian gold producer has received a 15-year mining permit for its Lefa mine.
February 6, 2019 GE to support the digitalization of ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Belgium "Downtime is a billion-dollar problem for the industry as unplanned outages can cause the industry to lose up to 10% of production time a year”
February 6, 2019 Arconic Chairman John Plant takes additional role of CEO Plant previously served as the CEO of auto parts maker TRW Automotive from 2003 to 2015.
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
