Rio Tinto preps plans for 2020 at Janice Lake

Agreement with the government of Catamarca ensures a smooth permitting process for the miner’s 6.5 million ounce Agua Rica Gold project.

Zambia’s mines minister says the company has not officially communicated the government its intentions as required under the country's law.

The underground portion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold complex is no closer to fruition, after the parties behind the US$5 billion operation let a Sept. 30 financing deadline lapse without applying for an extension.

The polar class vessel is loaded with a cargo of nickel concentrate from Nunavik’s Deception Bay destined for the port of Bayuquan, northern China.

This is the first asset Aaron Regent's private equity firm acquires, after failing to buy Glencore’s Las Bambas copper project in Peru.

The company is cutting 169 jobs at the mine.

Operations, however, won’t resume until at least Oct. 7.

Deutsche Bank warned Friday that gold producers are the most vulnerable to a further spread of the deadly disease.

New dimensions are being created within the industry, which help optimize production.