BHP eyes Geraldine Slattery as CEO, FT reports
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) could appoint Geraldine Slattery, president of its Australia operations, as the company’s first female chief executive in its 140-year history, the Financial Times reported on…
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Mining Forum Americas: Gold Fields CEO preps Canadian giant Windfall for output
Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI) is approaching the production start of its Windfall underground mine in Quebec, the core of the South African miner’s strategy to focus on tier one…
Mining Forum Americas: Gold majors vow discipline
Colorado Springs , Colo. – A year of record bullion prices has the gold sector talking less about buying ounces in takeovers and more about finding them in their midst….
Leo Lithium ends with $220M for shareholders
Australia’s Leo Lithium will sell its remaining assets and return at least A$330 million (US$220 million) to shareholders, with the terms of the capital return to be finalized in coming…
Anglo American to cut hundreds of coal jobs
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) will shed more than 200 jobs from its Queensland coal division as weak prices and high state royalties hit profits. The company confirmed the cuts would…
BHP to shutter Australia coal mine, lay off 750 workers
BHP (ASX, NYSE LSE: BHP) plans to close its Saraji South joint venture coal mine in Australia and lay off about 750 workers amid weak coal prices and high royalties…
BHP, Lundin bet $400M on Argentina copper hub
BHP (ASX, NYSE: BHP) and Lundin Mining’s (TSX: LUN) joint venture in Argentina is investing more than $400 million near the Chilean border, aiming to develop a multibillion-dollar copper project…
Friedland-backed Sunrise soars on US loan interest
Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX: SRL), which wants to mine Australia scandium in a project backed by billionaire Robert Friedland, is being lined up for a potential loan from the Export-Import…
Beaver Creek: Crypto joins gold windfall in M&A race
Beaver Creek, Colo. – Flush crypto firms and gold miners are driving industry M&A in a competitive market where the number of discoveries has slid by more than half, this…
Newmont to delist from TSX, citing low volumes
Gold mining giant Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) said it plans to voluntarily withdraw its common shares from the Toronto Stock Exchange due to low trading volumes. The delisting is…
Top 20 copper drillers: Andes dominate
The Northern Miner’s list of top 20 copper drill results in this year’s first half reflects the strong exploration momentum in the Andes of Chile and Argentina, as well as…
JV video: OceanaGold preps NYSE listing, mine growth
As gold prices touch record highs, Vancouver-based OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OCANF) is advancing further into the United States market with a New York Stock Exchange listing next year and…