Great Divide Mining (GDM) has delivered first gold pour at its Challenger gold mine in New South Wales, paving the way for commercial production to commence in the coming months. GDM kicked off operations at Challenger in May, with the company having...
Rio Tinto has reported a 13 per cent year-on-year increase in copper equivalent production for the June 2025 quarter. The mining giant produced 229,000 tonnes (t) of copper over the quarter, an increase of nine per cent on the March 2025 quarter, with production...
Ghana is working on a programme to hedge the price of gold exports as it seeks to shield earnings that have bolstered the central bank’s foreign reserves from future volatility, Governor of the Bank of Ghana Johnson Asiama said. Increased production and higher prices...
Barrick Mining Corp is in advanced talks to sell its last Canadian gold mine to Discovery Silver Corp, according to people familiar with the matter, as the firms seek to capitalize on the soaring price of the precious metal. Discovery Silver is in the final stages of...
Rio Tinto iron ore chief executive officer (CEO) Simon Trott has been chosen to succeed Jakob Stausholm as the company’s CEO from August 25. Trott first joined Rio Tinto in 2012, serving as managing director of the company’s salt, uranium, borates and...
Sandvik’s underground automation technology agreement with Glencore has continued to go from strength to strength, with the AutoMine solution delivering an array of operational benefits. Sandvik and Glencore signed a six-year purchase agreement in June 2020,...
