Output at No.1 global copper producer slips slightly in first quarter
While output drop was minimal, Codelco's profit dived 38% as a result of lower metal prices.
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Total E&P Canada shelves $11-billion oil sands mine
The decision means 150 jobs will be cut by the end of the year.
Vale gets green light to restart nickel mine in New Caledonia
After over three weeks of being suspended over a chemical spill into a local river into a local river that killed about 1,000 fish.
EPA’s new carbon regulations could cut coal emissions by 30%
US President Barack Obama is expected to announce next week the first imposed limits on power plant emissions in the country's history.
Weir abandons $6.1bn bid to buy rival Metso
The Finnish firm rejected a sweetened multibillion-dollar bid on the grounds that it was "significantly" undervalued and appeared "opportunistic."
De Beers plans for Snap Lake mine challenged by locals
The firm wants to change its water licence to double the current chloride limit pumped into nearby lake.
Major new coal projects unlikely to be profitable: Goldman Sachs
The bank analysts say the window for profitable investment in new thermal coal mining and infrastructure capacity “has closed.”
The 33 Chilean miners rescued alive back in the spotlight
Thanks to polemic TV commercial encouraging Chile’s national soccer team to be bold and daring in upcoming World Cup.
Rio Tinto to axe hundreds of jobs at Oyu Tolgoi mine
Amid the miner's efforts to reduce costs at its gigantic copper and gold operation in Mongolia.
Barrick putting Pascua Lama back on track
World's top gold miner reaches an initial agreement with Chile’s Diaguita community, the indigenous group that first blocked the $8.5 billion project.
Tiernan Gold set to debut on TSX Venture Exchange
Tiernan Gold heads to the TSXV with a flagship Chile project and Hochschild as its top shareholder.
