Out of all Australia’s mining sectors, it is gold that is the oldest. From the late-1700s to early 1800s, a gold rush saw numerous mines cropping up all over the...

The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) has introduced two new working groups on cybersecurity and the electric mine. GMG launched the working groups to create safe and sustainable mines. The...

At least three people were killed and several more were injured in an accident that occurred at Russian company Norilsk Nickel’s (Nornickel) Taimyrsky mine. The company said that studies conducted...

Rio Tinto is considering a possible closure of New Zealand’s Aluminum Smelter (NZAS) at Tiwai Point, citing weakness in the aluminium market. Rio Tinto owns 79.36% of NZAS, while the...

Total metals & mining industry deals for September 2019 worth $2.52bn were announced globally, according to GlobalData’s deals database. Embed this chart Embed this chart into your website Copy and...

Canada’s metals & mining industry saw a drop of 17.5% in overall deal activity during September 2019, when compared with the last 12-month average, according to GlobalData’s deals database. Embed...

Total metals & mining industry M&A deals in September 2019 worth $1.9bn were announced globally, according to GlobalData’s deals database. Embed this chart Embed this chart into your website Copy...

Brazilian iron ore miner Vale has temporarily suspended the disposal of tailings at the Itabiruçu dam, located at the Itabira Complex, while analysing the geotechnical characteristics of the dam. According...

UK-based exploration and development company Panther Metals has secured its first exploration licence in the Northern Territory, Australia. The licence has been granted to the Marrakai gold project, which is...

Newmont Goldcorp has increased its ownership in Sirios Resources from 15.9% to 19.9% of share capital by buying more than 5.41 million units for C$1.08m ($0.82m). The purchase was part...