Green light for Samarco
THE Samarco joint venture between Vale SA and BHP Group has been given approval to resume operations at the Germano iron ore plant in...
BHP spicing it up in Chile
BHP (ASX: BHP) has signed four new clean energy contracts for power at its Escondida and Spence copper mines in Chile as it continues...
Northern Star closes Echo takeover
AFTER launching a $193m takeover bid late in August, Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) has closed the deal to acquire the controlling interest of...
Rio eyes iron ore prize
RIO Tinto (ASX: RIO) looks set to take top spot as 2019’s largest iron ore exporter.Its Q3 results show that, after bouncing back from...
Bauxite Hills ready for stage 2
METRO Mining has completed the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for the Stage 2 expansion of its Bauxite Hills Mine in north Queensland with estimated...
Paladin sizes up Langer Heinrich restart
PALADIN Energy has completed the first of a two-part prefeasibility study (PFS1) to assess the restart of its Namibian uranium mine, Langer Heinrich.The company...
Gruyere hits commercial production
AUSTRALIA’S biggest new gold mine, Gruyere, has hit commercial production ahead of schedule, with annual guidance for gold production predicted to be at the...
Havilah directors resign after $100m block
SOUTH Australian gold miner Havilah Resources’ (ASX: HAV) non-executive directors Mark Stewart and Martin Janes have resigned.The announcement comes following the company’s Extraordinary General...
Lustre returns to Dacian Gold
DACIAN Gold (ASX: DCN) looks to be back on track after announcing it had delivered 42,000oz in its preliminary Q3 results.Dacian has been clawing...
Trial mining makes Impact
PERTH-BASED junior Impact Minerals has set the ball rolling for trial mining at its Blackridge gold project in Queensland.
Following an agreement for tribute mining...