May 21, 2019 BHP more bullish on long-term EV prospects The world's largest miner has revised up expectations for electric vehicle sales and market penetration, but warns the electrification of the transport sector will proceed only as fast as the…
May 20, 2019 Norsk Hydro given nod to restore output at Alunorte alumina plant The plant, a key supplier to the aluminium industry, currently operates at half of its capacity after a spill in February 2018.
May 20, 2019 SolGold in talks to finance long-life Ecuador copper project Ecuador has attracted a flurry of interest from big miners eager to increase their exposure to copper.
May 19, 2019 Peru leader seeks to rebuild trust in graft-hit political class Underpinning investor confidence are the country’s vast mineral riches.
May 19, 2019 Venezuelan NGO says illegal mining runs rampant in protected, Indigenous land Kapé-Kapé says that guerrilla groups and illegal miners have joined forces and are destroying protected areas in the southern Bolívar state.
May 19, 2019 Canada vows ‘full steam ahead’ on ratifying trade pact after US lifts metals tariffs "We were very clear that as long as the 232 tariffs were there it would be very, very hard for us to ratify the new NAFTA," Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland…
May 19, 2019 BHP joins forces with prospect generator to explore Mexican copper project Dr. John-Mark Staude, president and CEO of Riverside Resources, sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss his company's just-announced exploration funding agreement with BHP.
May 17, 2019 Iron ore price tops $100 a tonne for the first time in 5 years Increasing supply worries after Vale warns of another dam burst.
May 17, 2019 US agrees to lift steel, aluminum tariffs for Canada, Mexico The reports come after U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed the tariffs earlier on Friday.
May 16, 2019 Vale says another dam may collapse next week According to a document published on Thursday, prosecutors said Vale is predicting the dam in the city of Barao de Cocais may collapse next week.
Gold price surpasses $4,900 as record rally carries on Spot gold rose nearly 2% to set a fresh all-time high of $4,923.63 per ounce. January 22, 2026 | 11:59 am