January 19, 2016 Booming Kibali boosts exploration investment in DRC Randgold Resources has expanded its operations in Congo following the success of the Kibali gold mine, which will lead to the miner exceeding its full year production guidance for the…
January 19, 2016 Areva earned $300 million in US uranium enrichment contracts last year The announcement comes as the company is laying off about 50 workers in Lynchburg, Virginia, a bit more than half the jobs it has cut in the US as of…
January 19, 2016 Grupo Mexico seen bucking copper slump as analysts recommend buy Mexico’s biggest copper producer is leveraging its relatively low debt and strong profit margins to invest more than $4.6 billion expanding some of its mines.
January 19, 2016 Trans Mountain pipeline battle set for NEB hearing today Brace yourselves Canadians, the pipeline drama is about to heat up again.
January 18, 2016 MMG’s gigantic Las Bambas mine in Peru makes first copper shipment to China The company shipped roughly 10,000 tonnes of copper concentrate from Las Bambas from the Port of Matarani to China on Jan. 15.
January 18, 2016 The world’s southernmost mines Chile's Invierno coal mine is, by far, the southernmost mine on the planet.
January 18, 2016 World’s two biggest miners expected to cut dividend Already beset by plummeting metal prices, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto now face a new challenge – preparing their shareholders for sharply lower dividends.
January 18, 2016 Devastation caused by illegal miners in Peru reaches national reserve Recently released satellite images show that devastation from illegal gold mining activities in Peru is now reaching the Tambopata National Reserve, an important protected area in the country’s southern Amazon.
January 18, 2016 Canada’s Evrim acquires Cerro Cascaron gold property in Mexico The property is located some 70 kilometres southeast of Goldcorp Inc.’s past-producing El Sauzal gold mine.
January 18, 2016 Suncor changes strategy to acquire Canadian Oil Sands with $6.6bn friendly deal After months of hostile rhetoric, the two Calgary-based companies have reached a takeover agreement.
Freeport says it’s on track to restart Grasberg mine after deadly mudslide The company declared force majeure on its Indonesian shipments in late September, estimating output would be curbed well into 2026. January 22, 2026 | 10:58 am
