April 20, 2017

Goldcorp begins friendly $247 million takeover of Exeter

Exeter shareholders will receive 0.12 of a common share of Goldcorp for each they have in the junior — that's a premium of 67% based on the part's closing prices…

April 20, 2017

Mining’s environmental accomplishments unknown to American voters

A new poll by Morning Consult for the National Mining Association (NMA) shows that most American voters are unaware of the environmental and technological advancements in teh industry.

April 19, 2017

Minjar Gold attempt to grab Barrick’s stake in Super Pit falls through

The firm, a unit of Shanghai-listed Shandong Tyan Home, reportedly walked away from the deal due to recent tightened controls in China on outbound investment.

April 19, 2017

Expanding scrap processing and covering more ground with the new mobile equipment of Metso N-Series

The new Metso N-Series Mobile Shear/Baler/Logger (NMS) and N-Series Box Shear (NBS) have been developed with active and mobile scrap processing companies in mind.

April 19, 2017

Ecuador mining industry to grow eightfold by 2021 — report

Experts believe the value of the nation's dawning industry is set to jump from $1.1bn this year to $7.9bn in 2021 on a combination of revised regulatory framework and significant…

April 19, 2017

Metso advocates for more data-driven operations

The Finnish industrial machinery company presented its new digital platform Metso Metrics Services at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 in Las Vegas

April 18, 2017

Climate change and risks to fossil fuel industry: sustainability train has left the station

Burning coal, oil, and natural gas is responsible for two-thirds of humanity’s emissions of greenhouse gases, and yet provides more than 20% of GDP in two dozen nations.

April 18, 2017

Randgold’s Kibali mine heads for full production

The Kibali gold mine’s underground operation, which will significantly increase production, is on track to start commissioning in the third quarter of this year, Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow…

April 18, 2017

Developing Health and Safety in Mines

The phrase “Zero Harm” is a widely used strapline throughout the mining industry as we try to combat having reached, statistically at least, a safety plateau.

April 18, 2017

Freeport, Indonesia work out initial Grasberg exports deal

The Indonesian unit is now in the process of obtaining a full export permit.