Chile injects an extra $1bn in largest copper miner Codelco
Additional financing aims to help the world’s No. 1 copper producer move forward with its decisive investment plans.
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Troubled Baja’s mine sees another day, firm faces delisting from TSX
Analysts said Baja is done.
Barrick sells Australian Plutonic mine to Northern Star
For US$22 million.
Rio considers dumping stake in Pebble mine’s owner Northern Dynasty
Through a subsidiary, Rio owns 19% of Northern Dynasty, making it the largest single investor.
Illegal mining is Latin America’s new cocaine
Once confined to Peru and Colombia, the shady business has spread out to neighbouring countries and is generating up to five times more revenue than drug trafficking.
BC coal project faces fresh woes over foreign workers
Canada's United Steelworkers union is asking the British Columbia Supreme Court to revoke the HD's exploration permit, alleging local authorities granted it without addressing safety concerns.
Peru’s $1bn Tia Maria copper mine gets social license, to restart mining soon
Work is likely to restart within the next 90 days, a top government official said following a public meeting with local residents.
Aussie billionaire Clive Palmer’s massive coal mine approved
Environmentalists argue the approval will see 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil will be dumped in the Great Barrier Reef.
Colombia calls a truce in freshly declared war on coal
It has extended Drummond port improvement deadline, but it will charge the company daily fines.
Rinehart’s Roy Hill secures close to $700 million from US bank
She needs $10 billion.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
