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Copper price back below $8,000 as hawkish Fed outweighs supply risk

“The recession fears are still there in the background,” said WisdomTree commodity strategist Nitesh Shah.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 29, 2022 | 9:07 am

MinRes greenlights $2.1 billion Onslow iron ore project in Western Australia

Decision to build the project and associated port will open…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2022 | 6:29 am

Gold mine plays key role in proving dark matter’s existence

Researchers working at the Stawell gold mine want to figure…

Staff Writer | August 29, 2022 | 5:05 am

Germany to assist Bolivia in protection of Amazon against illegal mining

Germany will provide 20 million euros to Bolivia to work…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 28, 2022 | 12:11 pm

Half a million dollars worth of equipment destroyed at illegal mining hotspot in Peru

Peru’s National Police seized and destroyed half a million dollars…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 28, 2022 | 8:25 am

Santacruz Silver to pay $20m for Zimapan mine in Mexico

The Canadian miner’s subsidiary signed a definitive agreement to acquire the asset from Industrias Peñoles.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 26, 2021 | 6:11 am

Canada losing ground on new mining projects – report

The Mining Association of Canada says the total 10-year projected value of $82 billion for new projects remains nearly 50% below the 2014 level of $160 billion.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 26, 2021 | 6:06 am

Scotgold shares fall on Cononish mine delayed ramp-up

The Scottish miner also said that slower than anticipated labour build-up and training will impact March production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 26, 2021 | 3:55 am

Australian state approved plans that would damage Aboriginal sites

In the past year, New South Wales' heritage protection body has approved all of the development applications received.

Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 3:44 am

Gold Fields gets step closer to curbing reliance on Eskom

Mining firms say red tape has prevented them from generating their own power for years and have lobbied the government for rule changes.

Reuters | February 25, 2021 | 10:52 am

Alamos reports record operating cash flows, ups dividend by 25%

The company’s two Ontario underground mines both posted strong performance in the quarter.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 25, 2021 | 10:48 am

World’s two largest asset managers have invested $170bn in coal

The figure pales in comparison to the $1 trillion in coal investments held by almost 4,500 institutions globally as of January this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 25, 2021 | 9:50 am

Head of Nornickel’s Arctic processing plant placed under house arrest

A section of the plant collapsed on Feb. 20 killing three workers during renovation works.

Reuters | February 25, 2021 | 9:37 am

KAZ sees earnings rise despite output dip

Company said copper output, which dipped to 306,000 tonnes in 2020 from 311,000 tonnes in 2019, was expected to slip further in 2021 to between 275,000 and 295,000 tonnes.

Reuters | February 25, 2021 | 9:13 am

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