February 13, 2018 Rio Tinto becomes sole owner of Pistol Bay uranium assets in Canada Rio Tinto had already earned a 75% interest in the C-4-5-6 property, and it was expected to exercise its option to acquire full interest by 2019.
February 13, 2018 Another death at one of Sibanye-Stillwater gold mines A worker died on Monday night while clearing a blocked ore pass at the company’s Driefontein gold operation in South Africa.
February 12, 2018 Andes Iron and Chilean ME enter conciliation process over $2.5-billion project Andes Iron appealed an August 2017 decision that forbade its copper and iron ore project from going forward.
February 12, 2018 Seabridge dealing with damages from previous mining activities in northern BC The Toronto-based miner is carrying out a comprehensive environmental remediation program at its Iskut project.
February 12, 2018 Soaring cobalt prices force Samsung SDI to mine metal from old phones The firm is also trying to halve use of cobalt in batteries from around 20% by raising the proportion of nickel, and it will start researching on development of nearly…
February 12, 2018 Embattled Acacia Mining ends painful year with $700-million loss The miner has also scrapped its 2017 dividend after full-year core earnings fell by more than a third because of a ban on unprocessed mineral exports in Tanzania.
February 11, 2018 Drilling for copper and gold could start this year near Mount St. Helens The U.S. Forest Service signed off on exploration for copper, gold and other minerals on 900 federal acres that lie just outside the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in…
February 9, 2018 BMW mining deals imminent as cobalt price powers on – report "The aim is to secure the supply all the way down to the level of the mine, for 10 years."
February 8, 2018 Former millwright suing Copper Mountain for wrongful dismissal Gordon MacMillan filed a notice of civil claim, claiming “harassment and bullying permeated all levels of the defendant’s organizational structure.”
February 8, 2018 Political shifts lift investor mood in southern African mining Mining is a long-term game, but in southern Africa dramatic political changes have transformed the investment mood for the better in the space of a year.
Hedge funds cut bullish gold wagers to lowest in 15 weeks Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced net-long positions by 23%. February 06, 2026 | 03:33 pm
