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TORONTO / BAMAKO — April 2025 | Minener.com Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: GOLD; TSX: ABX) has reiterated its commitment to a fair and constructive resolution with the Government of Mali, amid rising tensions over stalled gold exports, tax disputes, and the detention of its employees. In a statement issued this week, Barrick confirmed it had
Barrick Gold posts strongest earnings in over a decade, boosts copper reserves by 224%, and outlines aggressive 2025 growth strategy focused on Tier One assets like Lumwana and Reko Diq.
As part of Bolivia’s Upstream Reactivation Plan (PRU), state-owned oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) announced that it expects to complete the drilling of the Churumas X3 well in Tarija by June 2025. In a press conference on Monday, Wilman Yabeta, YPFB’s Vice President of Administration, Contracts, and Supervision, confirmed the schedule and revealed
Expomin 2025: Santiago Prepares to Host Latin America’s Largest Mining FairBy Minener Editorial Team SANTIAGO, CHILE — From April 22 to 26, 2025, Santiago will once again become the global capital of mining innovation and dialogue as it hosts the 18th edition of Expomin, Latin America’s largest and most influential mining exhibition and congress. Held
Three years after the definitive closure of its controversial Pascua Lama open-pit mine, Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold has returned to Chile’s Atacama Region. The company has filed a new Environmental Impact Declaration for an exploration project called “Minera El Alto”, aiming to evaluate the potential for renewed mining operations in the same mountainous region.
By Minener Editorial TeamApril 13, 2025 When Beijing announced last week it was halting exports of seven rare earth elements—terbium, dysprosium, yttrium, among others—it sent shockwaves through global industries reliant on these strategic materials. While the immediate trigger was the latest escalation in the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, the implications go far beyond geopolitical posturing.
Meet Jakob Stausholm, the understated CEO transforming Rio Tinto after crisis—through transparency, ESG leadership, and a long-term vision.
China has frozen rare earth exports after imposing new licensing rules, threatening global supply chains in defense, energy, and tech industries.
An Insight Report by Minener Intelligence Executive Summary As the world accelerates toward carbon neutrality and energy transition, regions across the globe are positioning themselves to harness the potential of renewable energy. This report explores emerging and established opportunities in Latin America, North America, Australia, Africa, Asia, and Europe, with a focus on solar, wind,
Perth, Australia. Mining giant Rio Tinto reported a record $6.7 billion USD in spending with suppliers in Western Australia in 2024—an increase of $975 million USD over the previous year—as part of its ongoing strategy to support local businesses and expand new mining developments across the Pilbara region. The increase was driven mainly by investments