Bristow, Marape to meet on potential fast-track of Porgera restart
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) CEO Mark Bristow is set to meet with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape this week, with the aim of speeding up the…
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
Evolution Mining divests Mt Carlton for up to US$65M
Australia’s Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) is selling its Mt. Carlton gold mine in Queensland to Navarre Minerals (ASX: NML) in a deal worth up to A$90 million (US$65 million). The…
Newmont axes gold output targets at Boddington in Australia
Revision comes as a result of several challenges during commissioning the mine’s first Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) fleet.
Agnico Eagle and Kirkland Lake Gold merger likely the last major deal in Canada
The mega-merger of Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) and Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) unveiled to the market on September 28 “makes a lot…
BHP inks nickel supply deal with Toyota-Panasonic battery venture
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has inked a deal to supply nickel sulphate from Western Australia to a battery-making joint venture between Toyota Motor and Panasonic called Prime…
Building a ‘Canadian mining Champion’
Whatever one thinks of the logic behind the ‘merger of equals’ announced this week between Agnico Eagle Mines and Kirkland Lake Gold, one thing is abundantly clear: The business combination…
Albemarle to buy Chinese lithium firm for US$200 million
Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), the world’s top lithium producer, says it will buy China-based Guangxi Tianyuan New Energy Materials for about US$200 million, as part of its plans to boost lithium conversion capacity. …
Rio Tinto disputes report saying mismanagement caused Oyu Tolgoi’s woes
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is challenging the findings of an independent review into US$1.4 billion in cost overruns and delays at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, restating the project’s…
Agnico Eagle, Kirkland Lake create new gold giant in US$10B merger
The combined company, the gold industry’s highest-quality senior producer, will have 48 million ounces of the metal in reserves.
Glencore mulls offers for CSA copper mine in Australia
Glencore‘s (LSE: GLEN) long-running campaign to sell its CSA copper mine in Australia’s New South Wales state seems to be finally coming to an end as the miner confirmed today…
Sandfire to buy giant Spanish copper complex for US$1.9B
Australian mid-cap miner Sandfire Resources (ASX: MTR) is buying the Minas De Aguas Teñidas (MATSA) mining complex in Spain for about US$1.9 billion, as it seeks to become a large copper-focused producer. The company went into a trading…
Universities collaborate to kickstart Australia’s critical mineral future
A new collaboration between Curtin University and The Australian National University (ANU) aims at helping Australian miners better identify, characterize and extract critical minerals to ensure the long-term viability of…