June 9, 2017

Two workers trapped at Mandalay’s Cerro Bayo mine in Chile after flooding

Operations at the silver-gold mine have been suspended until further notice.

June 9, 2017

Greece to take Eldorado Gold to arbitration court over project

Energy minister George Stathakis said the move aims to ensure the company respects its contractual obligations.

June 8, 2017

Copper price jumps on Chinese imports surprise

Chinese demand for refined copper up 30% in May while falling concentrate imports point to tight supply.

June 8, 2017

EU regulation on responsible mining will be ineffective

The EU regulation on mineral sourcing that comes into force today will not be effective enough due to its limited scope and delay in implementation.

June 7, 2017

Anglo American appoints takeovers expert as new chairman

Stuart Chambers, 61 and former chairman of UK chip designer Arm, will join Anglo as a non-executive director in September, replacing Parker in November.

June 6, 2017

Zambia copper production to rise 4% to record, lobby group says

Power price resolution could come within ‘weeks’, chamber says

June 5, 2017

CHART: Commodity prices slump to 50-year low against US stocks

S&P500 most expensive compared to commodities since late 1960s despite last year's rally in metals and mineral prices.

June 5, 2017

Mining’s Tesla moment: DeepGreen harvests clean metals from the seafloor

A first look at DeepGreen Resources, a seafloor mining startup partnered with Glencore, Maersk, and Fiore Group to disrupt the metals industry and defend the environment.

June 5, 2017

Trilogy Metals: waiting to be acquired by South32?

Trilogy Metals’ most recent resource update at the Arctic zone in Alaska was pretty impressive, as the deposit is now expected to contain a pit-constrained (!) resource of 36 million…

June 5, 2017

Osisko Gold grabs Orion’s metals portfolio in $1.13 billion deal

Acquisition will help the Canadian company expand its diamond, gold and silver asset base.