June 4, 2019

Codelco leads $11 billion mining capital raising in 2019

Chilean state-owned copper mining giant completed $1.3 billion bond issue during the first quarter.

June 4, 2019

Panama president-elect says he will review contract with First Quantum

Panamanian President-elect Laurentino Cortizo said on Tuesday his incoming government would review a contract awarded to a subsidiary of Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals.

June 4, 2019

Capstone sells Minto mine to Pembridge for $20m

Capstone has entered into an agreement to sell the Minto copper mine in Yukon to Pembridge Resources.

June 4, 2019

Australia’s Clean Teq to offload half of battery metals project

Australian mine developer Clean Teq said on Tuesday it was looking to sell a stake in its nickel, cobalt and scandium project in central New South Wales.

June 4, 2019

Vedanta’s Zambia court hearing adjourned for a week

In a statement, Vedanta said the judge had considered preliminary issues brought by ZCCM and reserved judgment until June 11.

June 4, 2019

Venezuelan ministers say Pemón tribe supports Mining Arc, NGOs disagree

Two ministers met with captains from the Indigenous tribe, however, activists say their complaints against the environmental and social impacts of the Orinoco Mining Arc tend to fall on deaf…

June 4, 2019

Canada’s Monarca to acquire San José project in Mexico

Chip sampling on the property produced significant gold, silver, copper, zinc and lead results.

June 4, 2019

Deal signed to clean up Anaconda copper mine site

The cleanup is privately-funded but it’s being overseen by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.

June 3, 2019

Indian commodity exchange approves Steinweg as storage facility

Dutch-based Steinweg is unique in being approved by the London Metal Exchange, the Shanghai Futures Exchange and CME Group, three major exchanges where metal is traded.

June 3, 2019

Bravura to spend over $50m to explore for platinum in Zimbabwe

Bravura Consortium will spend more than $50 million to explore for and mine platinum in Zimbabwe.