November 1, 2018 Gold project in French Guiana moving forward After 14 public hearings, the Montagne d'Or project is taking some steps forward.
October 31, 2018 BHP announces $5.2B share buyback, keeps promise to return US Onshore asset sale proceeds The world's biggest miner promised in July to return the $10.5 billion in sale proceeds to shareholders.
October 31, 2018 Golden Arrow options advanced stage Indiana gold-copper project in Chile The advanced-stage gold-copper project features a near surface deposit of high-grade gold and copper.
October 31, 2018 Surge enters MoU to acquire Incahuasi lithium project in Chile The project sits atop the Incahuasi Salar and it is located on the Chile/Argentina national border some 75 kilometres southeast from the Atacama Salar.
October 30, 2018 ICMM introduces innovation roadmap for cleaner mining vehicles Following two innovation summits between ICMM members and suppliers, a governance model for collaboration has been designed.
October 30, 2018 Meet Escondida’s giant robotic arm – an example of open innovation Introducing BHP's Trommel maintenance robot.
October 29, 2018 Horizonte Minerals shares tank on lower nickel project profitability Horizonte plans to raise $443 million to begin construction on the mine in the middle of 2019, production slated for late 2021.
October 29, 2018 Spend don’t splurge, investors tell miners as M&A, capex surges Capital expenditure among the 10 largest metals and mining companies is forecast to advance to about $35 billion this year, the first annual rise since 2013.
October 28, 2018 Protesters force Aura Minerals to suspend operations in Honduras The company says limited access to a new area it wants to exploit makes the San Andrés mine unprofitable.
October 26, 2018 Yamana Gold sells Gualcamayo to Mineros in $85 million deal The Gualcamayo acquisition adds 491,000 ounces of gold in reserves and 2.28 million ounces of gold in indicated mineral resources.
China aluminum output at record, steel below 1 billion tons Aluminum production increased 2.4% to to 45.02 million tons, having risen every year this decade. January 19, 2026 | 09:27 am