November 17, 2025 On tiny Christmas Island, Google spurs renewable energy push for Indian Ocean data hub Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island has enough power to support a new Google data centre without depriving locals, but […]
November 16, 2025 Barrick Mining considers splitting into two entities Post split, one company would be focused on North America, and the other on Africa and Asia, Reuters sources said.
October 28, 2025 New Zealand’s New Talisman signs six-month gold offtake deal No financial details were disclosed in the statement.
October 23, 2025 Newmont beats quarterly profit estimates, warns of lower cash flow ahead The company's production was impacted by lower ore grades and planned maintenance at its Penasquito mine in Mexico and Lihir mine in Papua New Guinea.
October 16, 2025 K92 Mining’s Kainantu expansion pours first gold The third-stage expansion targets producing about 300,000 oz. gold-equivalent per year.
September 29, 2025 PNG court quashes Panguna mine class action against Rio Tinto Panguna was once one of the world’s largest copper mines, but has remained abandoned in recent years.
September 19, 2025 Mining Forum Americas: Gold majors vow discipline The industry’s biggest producers say stick to tier-one assets, keep balance sheets clean, and let grade, margins and jurisdiction do the heavy lifting.
September 19, 2025 BHP eyes Geraldine Slattery for CEO role, FT reports BHP could appoint Slattery, who leads its Australia operations, as the company’s first female chief executive in 140 years.
September 9, 2025 Bahrain sponsors deep-sea mining firm Impossible Metals for international permit Bahrain, now the first Middle Eastern country to back deep-sea mining, could potentially fund a metals refinery in the future.
August 6, 2025 US courts Cook Islands for deep-sea mining The State Department has already begun talks with the South Pacific nation for research on seabed mineral exploration and development.
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am