MINING.com Editor, Author at MINING.COM

The story of the great Canadian gold coin heist

It turned out to be an inside job.

MINING.com Editor | July 3, 2019 | 3:54 pm

Gold Fields partners with Wits University to support technologies in deep-level mines

In a three-year partnership, supported by a R6-million Gold Fields grant in 2017, a range of research projects are underway at both post-graduate and under-graduate level in the Wits School of Mining Engineering.

MINING.com Editor | July 3, 2019 | 12:24 pm

Golden Predator clears hurdle to Brewery Creek mine restart; stock soars

The historic mine was closed temporarily in 2002 when gold prices were below $300 per oz.

MINING.com Editor | July 2, 2019 | 3:34 pm

Global mined zinc production to ramp up — report

Australia, China, India and Peru are key production drivers.

MINING.com Editor | July 1, 2019 | 3:04 pm

Base metals performance to slow in short term, Moody’s predicts

Over the next year, Moody’s predicts prices will remain below 2018 levels while rising costs will put price margins under pressure.

MINING.com Editor | July 1, 2019 | 2:51 pm

OEMs a barrier in transition to autonomy in mining — report

The study finds technology and business model obstacles in pursuing full autonomy; urges mining sector to create open and interoperable standards.

MINING.com Editor | June 21, 2019 | 3:00 am

Cyanide-free gold processing technology hits the market

The new technology was developed over more than a decade by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and trialed in Australia in 2018.

MINING.com Editor | June 20, 2019 | 3:09 am

FEATURE: Mining for Millennials

The mining industry is undergoing a huge technology shift, so it is inevitable that its workforce needs to change.

MINING.com Editor | June 11, 2019 | 4:15 pm

Australia flags risks to commodities price projections from Ukraine, China

Five BHP tailings dams could pose ‘extreme risk’ to communities in event of collapse

The Australian miner released risk assessment results in response to pressure from a group of investors that requested information on facilities controlled by nearly 700 mining companies be disclosed.

MINING.com Editor | June 10, 2019 | 5:51 pm