Vale halts operations at Onça Puma mine after court order

Vale halts Onça Puma nickel complex, to pay twice the amount of original fine

Court doubled the fine applied against the company to 200,000 Real ($52K) for each day it kept the nickel complex open, despite a February ruling that ordered the full suspension of operations at the site.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 18, 2019 | 4:03 am

Panama miners push for restart of First Quantum’s copper operation

First Quantum ships first copper concentrate from Cobre Panama mine

The key milestone for Cobre Panama comes at a time when the market is in need of high concentrate volumes due to recent supply disruptions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 17, 2019 | 10:29 am

Rio Tinto rolls out ‘world’s biggest robot’ in Pilbara

The A$1.37 billion ($940m) autonomous train fleet will transport iron ore from 16 mines to ports in Dampier and Cape Lambert.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 17, 2019 | 9:50 am

Newmont Goldcorp resumes operations at Peñasquito gold mine in Mexico

The seven-week stoppage cost the company and Mexico millions daily.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 17, 2019 | 9:39 am

Ivanhoe keeps Kakula copper project in DRC ahead of schedule

Ivanhoe to produce first copper concentrate from giant DRC mine in a year

The Canadian miner is moving full-speed with construction of its Kakula — the stage one, six-million-tonne-per-annum (6 Mtpa) operation — that is part of the vast Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 17, 2019 | 9:08 am

Rio Tinto unveils new aluminium alloy to make lighter cars

Revolution-Al can reduce the weight of vehicle wheels by as much as 7%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 17, 2019 | 8:48 am

Digital financing emerging as funding option for cash-strapped miners — report

Though traditionally slow in adopting technological innovations, miners are increasingly adopting blockchains and smart contracts as a source of productivity and transparency gains.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 14, 2019 | 4:08 pm

Codelco to restart projects beginning next week

Strike at Codelco’s largest copper mine triggers new supply fears

About 3,200 unionized workers at Codelco’s Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile downed tools on Friday after failing to reach a deal with the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 14, 2019 | 3:40 pm

Minnesota court rules against PolyMet copper-nickel project

EPA to probe permits issued to PolyMet’s copper-nickel project in Minnesota

According to documents released late Thursday, EPA staff scientists voiced their concerns about key permits for the NorthMet project issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) in late 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 14, 2019 | 3:33 pm