August 31, 2015 China’s Zijin hands $298 million to partner Barrick Gold The cash injection comes from selling half of its interest in the Porgera mining operation to the Chinese group last May.
August 31, 2015 Fire damages Canadian Syncrude equipment, forces firm to halt production The incident adds to the firm's mounting challenges, including swinging to a loss, growing debt, unplanned equipment outages and Moody’s Investors Service recent cut of the company's credit rating.
August 28, 2015 First Quantum begins production at $2.1bn Sentinel copper mine in Zambia The Vancouver-based miner aims to produce 280,000 to 300,000 tonnes of the red metal a year, but commercial levels won't be reached until state power utility Zesco finish connecting the…
August 28, 2015 Glencore may be forced to shut down giant zinc mine in Australia The Northern Territory Chief Minister has threatened to close Glencore's McArthur River operation if the miner does not improve its environmental practices.
August 28, 2015 Power shortages, cost cuts to hit Congo’s copper output With the only exception of gold, production numbers for most other commodities mined in the Central African nation are also expected to decline this year.
August 27, 2015 Alrosa Releases Social and Environmental Report for 2014 The Report is to inform a wider audience about ALROSA's major contribution to three areas of sustainable development: economy, environment and social systems.
August 27, 2015 Canadian diamond cutter to work on Esperanza gemstone A Saskatchewan craftsman is preparing to cut "Esperanza," one of the finest diamonds ever unearthed in Arkansas.
August 27, 2015 Freeport-McMoRan cuts spending, production and jobs: shares soar The miner has responded to deteriorating market conditions by slashing spending and cutting jobs, mostly at its North American operations.
August 27, 2015 Goldcorp, Teck combine projects, create new $3.5 billion mine in Chile The miners expect significant savings and environmental advantages by combining the two neighbouring projects, which are only 40 kilometres apart.
August 27, 2015 Greek court hands legal win to Eldorado Gold over halted mine The verdict, however, doesn't allow the company to resume operations at its gold-copper Skouries mine.
Evolution Mining to power ahead with expansion Australia’s second-largest gold miner will proceed with A$794 million ($562 million) worth of expansions at its Northparkes mine. February 10, 2026 | 05:11 pm
