September 17, 2019 Vale misled public on dangerous dams, prompting Brazil probe — source Brazilian prosecutors are looking into ex-CEO Schvartsman's declaration that Vale had already shuttered nine upstream dams in response to the 2015 collapse.
September 16, 2019 Chinese factory shocker gives copper price bulls another jolt Friday's stunning gains evaporate after worst Chinese factory data in 17 years and top producer says copper price will stay depressed through 2020.
September 16, 2019 Gran Colombia to spin off Marmato gold project The Canadian miner will retain a major stake in the new company while leveraging the capital markets to provide the funding required for ongoing exploration and underground development.
September 16, 2019 B2Gold ups stake in Colombian JV with AngloGold Ashanti As part of the deal, the miner will fund investment and exploration to the value of $13.9m at the Gramalote project next year.
September 15, 2019 New blockade affects Newmont-Goldcorp’s Peñasquito mine Newmont Goldcorp temporarily suspended operations at Peñasquito.
September 15, 2019 Las Bambas goes digital The company signed a contract with Nokia and Telefónica Perú to enable digitalization and automation projects.
September 15, 2019 Brazilian state signs $2.2bn ‘mega-dam’ deal with Chinese miner – report The "mega-dam" would be some 70 times bigger than the tailings dam that collapsed at Vale's site in the town of Brumadinho in January.
September 13, 2019 MAPPED: Top 20 biggest gold mines Barrick Gold has ownership in seven of the 20 largest gold mines on the globe based on annual output.
September 13, 2019 Vale partially halts work at second-largest iron ore mine Brucutu, which has an annual capacity of 30 million tonnes of iron ore, is Minas Gerais state's largest mine.
September 12, 2019 Canadian economy won’t feel impact of battery metal mining A new study says global battery metals consumption will rise six-fold by the mid 2020s but impact in Canada will be minimal.
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
