Barrick to earn into Midland’s Patris gold project in QuebecBarrick must make cash payments of C$1.02m and exploration work totalling C$16.57m over eight years, to earn up to a 75% stake in Patris.Staff Writer | April 4, 2023 | 6:02 am
Rio Tinto to spend $216.5m to fund Ranger uranium mine rehab costsProceeds will be used to fund rehabilitation related to Energy…Reuters | April 3, 2023 | 5:00 pm
Glencore’s bid for Teck shows it’s willing to abandon coalThe Teck proposal “shows that Glencore do see merit in…Bloomberg News | April 3, 2023 | 2:07 pm
Freeport Indonesia breaks ground on $3 billion copper smelter The facility in Indonesia will have capacity of 1.7 million tonnes of copper concentrate and is expected to start operations in late 2023 or early 2024. Reuters | October 12, 2021 | 7:30 am
Barrick CEO, PNG Prime Minister to meet on potential fast-track of Porgera restart Bristow hopes to speed up negotiations for the reopening of Papua New Guinea's vast open pit and underground gold mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2021 | 3:51 am
Newcrest sees drop in costs, higher copper output Newcrest expects to produce around 2 million ounces of gold a year until at least 2030. Reuters | October 11, 2021 | 5:33 pm
Lithium deal shows China’s accelerating race for battery metals Lithium has gotten so hot that even China’s gold miners want a slice of the market, sky high valuations and all. Bloomberg News | October 11, 2021 | 11:43 am
Samarco obtains extended creditor protection Samarco filed for bankruptcy protection in April after failing to restructure 50 billion reais ($9.06 billion) in debt. Reuters | October 11, 2021 | 10:02 am
Nornickel slashes forecast for palladium market deficit Nornickel currently expects a deficit of 0.2 million-0.3 million ounces in 2021 and 0.3 million ounces in 2022. Reuters | October 11, 2021 | 8:26 am
Temporary bottlenecks hike costs for copper miners in Chile, Antofagasta CEO says The London-listed miner said 50,000 tonnes of production could be at risk next year because of a severe drought that has hobbled its operations. Reuters | October 11, 2021 | 8:21 am
Barrick’s Tanzania ops on track Barrick, in partnership with MSALABS, has installed Africa's first Chrysos PhotonAssay laboratory at the Bulyanhulu mine, Tanzania. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 10, 2021 | 4:08 pm
BHP completes its first delivery of carbon neutral copper BHP and Southwire have collaborated for their first transaction involving carbon neutral copper. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 8, 2021 | 9:12 am