May 25, 2015 Barrick sells Cowal mine to Evolution Mining for $550 million With the acquisition Evolution Mining will become Australia's second largest gold producer.
May 25, 2015 State of emergency in Peru as anti-mining violence leaves 4 dead, dozens arrested The move suspends civil liberties, allowing police and troops to enforce curfews in an effort to end two months of fresh violence in Arequipa.
May 21, 2015 Struggling Argentina expects US$14 billion in mining exports The return to higher exports would be driven in part by at least 16 major projects likely to go into production within five years.
May 21, 2015 A mining investor’s guide to toll milling in Peru Mining engineer Jamie Keech travels to Peru to learn about the toll milling business model that a lot of juniors are embracing.
May 21, 2015 This is what the CAT 336F L XE hybrid excavator looks like It has a “smart” pump, boom works faster, and burns less fuel.
May 21, 2015 Chile calls for better mining industry recognition of enviro-social concerns to avoid project stranding Chile, the world’s biggest copper producing country, has warned that the global resources sector needs to pay far more attention to its environmental and social licence obligations if new projects…
May 21, 2015 Chile strikes BHP Billiton copper project off development timeline The Chilean government has removed BHP Billiton's US$4 billion Spence copper expansion project from its 10-year development timeline, saying it expects the world's largest miner will miss its targeted deadline…
May 21, 2015 Australia ditches iron ore probe after lobby, China-Brazil supply deal The China-Brazil deal means that in just three years Vale will be producing more than BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto combined.
May 20, 2015 Australian miners warned not to ignore ties between Latin America, Asia The increasing engagement of Latin America with Asia may potentially be at the expense of Australia’s traditional sense of right to be a major Asian player, expert says.
May 20, 2015 Mitsui mulls expanding into food, drugs sectors to offset profit drop The firm created a new division in April to evaluate deals in those areas, and in the past six months has made mining infrastructure-related investments in the U.S. and Africa.
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
