Chinese company to invest $180m in lithium plant in Argentina Tibet Summit Resources is tackling the Salar de Diablillos salt flat in the northwestern part of the country. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 4, 2019 | 7:10 am
Fireweed Zinc consolidates Macmillan Pass in the Yukon The Macmillan Pass project is the largest undeveloped zinc and lead resource in the world held by a junior Canadian company. Trish Saywell – The Northern Miner | August 3, 2019 | 12:23 pm
Gold exploration trends: drilling declines, advanced projects a priority The number of greenfield exploration projects drilled dropped from 33 in March to 16 in June, which is the lowest level since the beginning of 2019. | August 2, 2019 | 2:29 pm
Gold price surges to record high in 73 currencies Including all-time peaks in pound sterling, Canadian, Australian dollar and a USD six-year high in New York on Friday. Frik Els | August 2, 2019 | 12:21 pm
Electric ambition: BHP eyes EV market with speciality chemicals The world's biggest miner will face a test of its ability to move beyond bulk mining. Reuters | August 2, 2019 | 10:40 am
Trump tariff tweet hammers copper price to 7-month low The bellwether industrial metal is now firmly in bear market territory. Frik Els | August 2, 2019 | 10:05 am
Gold’s top performer told don’t splurge to replace fading mines Gold miners in Australia are facing a slump in output that’ll leave the nation trailing key rivals. Bloomberg News | August 2, 2019 | 9:59 am
Barrick allowed to operate Porgera mine, lease extension being considered The government is looking into an application by Barrick Niugini Ltd, a joint venture between Barrick and China's Zijin Mining Group. Reuters | August 2, 2019 | 9:26 am
Sierra Leone cancels major mining licences Tonkolili has challenged the decision in the country's high court. Reuters | August 2, 2019 | 9:17 am