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.

September 12, 2019

Brazilian lithium producer Sigma in talks with Tesla, other automakers

Sigma, which recently received its license to begin hard rock lithium mining in Minas Gerais, met with Tesla supplier Ganfeng Lithium.