Top US private coal miner Murray Energy files for bankruptcy The Ohio-based miner is the eighth coal company to go under over the past year as demand for the fossil fuel continues to diminish. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 29, 2019 | 3:38 am
Argentina’s President-elect Fernandez a boon for miners, despite expected protectionism He has vowed to revisit the country’s controversial glacier protection law, and said his team is working on clear rules for the natural resources sector. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2019 | 9:28 am
South Africa grants Botswana Diamonds mining permit for Marsfontein The mine was operated for two years in the late 1990s and surrounding deposits overlooked when the mine it closed. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2019 | 6:14 am
Ecuador moving from explorers’ hotspot to copper exporter with first cargo Mirador mine, in the southeastern Zamora-Chinchipe province, has copper reserves estimated 3.2 million tonnes. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2019 | 3:53 am
Alrosa finds diamond over 230 carats, largest in three years The gem-quality specimen is an octahedron of yellowish hue with several chips. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 25, 2019 | 9:17 am
Glencore cuts copper guidance, to halt some Congo operations The company sees full-year copper production reaching just under 1.4 million tonnes versus the 1.45 million previously anticipated. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 25, 2019 | 4:56 am
Vale turns to artificial intelligence for exploration at Coleman nickel mine AI company GoldSpot will examine data gathered by Vale over decades of mining at Coleman and look for previously unrecognized data trends. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2019 | 9:17 am
Teck to lay off workers, cut spending as US-China trade war weighs on profit Canada’s largest diversified miner will continue to forge ahead with its key Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 project in Chile. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2019 | 3:55 am
Firestone Diamonds revenue down as recovery rates, sales fall Firestone will review 2020 guidance, following "unexpected" power cuts at its Liqhobong mine in Lesotho. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 23, 2019 | 9:01 am
Newmont Goldcorp gradually resuming operations at Mexico mine The world’s No. 1 gold miner has started a 10-day process of bringing Peñasquito back to full production. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 23, 2019 | 5:55 am
