Although still considered a "sunrise industry" by the Minerals Council of South Africa - formerly known as the Chamber of Mines - SA's mining industry has faced job losses, a fall in its exploration budget…
Australian miner, Walkabout Resources has submitted a mining licence application for the Lindi Jumbo Project in Tanzania. This comes amid a moratorium on awarding of mining licences and special mining licences, recently put in force…
A major Caterpillar dealer for mining equipment in Canada has entered into an agreement to sell its operations in a deal worth C$1.02bn. The Hewitt Group, the official authorised Caterpillar dealer in Québec, Canada, announced…
Story developed using data from Mining Intelligence. Learn more and schedule a demo. Preliminary production by the top 10 copper mining companies compiled by IntelligenceMine totalled 9,448 kilotonnes of copper in 2016. That represents a 4% increase compared to…
Mining giant BHP Billiton has advanced its exploration and production interests in the Gulf of Mexico by establishing a contract with PEMEX Exploration & Production Mexico to complete work on the significant Trion discovery in Mexico. In December 2016,…
De Beers Group has announced that it has successfully concluded the purchase of LVMH’s 50 per cent shareholding in De Beers Diamond Jewellers to take full ownership of the company. De Beers Diamond Jewellers’ retail…
Aerial view of Mount Polley tailings dam breach in August 2014. Credit: (Business in Vancouver) In the five years since the Mount Polly mine disaster, British Columbia’s mining industry has focused on tailings pond management…
Heading to my first African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa recently, I was wondering how receptive mining companies would be to the idea of greater partnership given that commodity prices were at historic lows. While…
Mining has always made a significant contribution to South Africa, from its $349.42bn contribution to GDP in 2018 to its role as the base of Anglo American, the world’s largest producer of platinum. However, both…
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