September 1, 2017

BacTech Environmental: “Green Gold” processing technology addresses artisanal mining and ARD problems

Every year millions of small-scale miners toil in the baking sun, collecting and breaking rocks with the goal of extracting small amounts of gold - enough to make a living…

September 1, 2017

Newmont begins production at Tanami expansion project in Australia

Company expects to increase gold production at Tanami by 80,000 ounces annually, reaching between 425,000-475,000 ounces a year.

September 1, 2017

Peru to auction $2 billion Michiquillay copper project in November

The massive project is expected to process close to 80,000 tonnes of copper ore a day.

August 31, 2017

First Quantum boosts Minera Panama stake to 90%

Deal valued at $635 million.

August 31, 2017

Canada’s Trevali among world’s top zinc producers with Glencore mines buy

Acquisition makes of the Canadian miner one of the few multi-asset, low-cost global zinc producers.

August 31, 2017

SolGold on a roll in Ecuador, extends mineralization at Cascabel

The Cascabel project is located in the northern portion of the Andean copper belt in Ecuador, renowned for hosting almost half the world’s copper known reserves.

August 30, 2017

Brazil judge blocks decree allowing mining in Amazon

Federal judge Rolando Spanholo said opening the area known as Renca to mining can only be done by an act of Congress under the constitution.

August 29, 2017

No 1 producer joins copper rally skeptics as price hits new 3-year high

Chairman of Chile's state-owned copper miner Codelco: "I'm a little skeptical...in the short-term."

August 29, 2017

Peru’s Buenaventura seeks partner for arsenic copper project

The company plans to locate the installation next to its existing Rio Seco manganese plant in the Peruvian province of Huaral.

August 28, 2017

Brazil to redo Amazon mining decree after criticism

Brazil's government will revise a decree that opened up a vast mineral reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining responding to overwhelming criticism.