May 1, 2017 Sherritt surrenders equity share at Ambatovy to cut $1.4B in debt Canada-based nickel miner Sherritt (TSX:S) has struck a deal with its partners at the Ambatovy nickel operation in Madagascar, allowing the company to eliminate $1.4 billion in debt.
May 1, 2017 Freak copper price jump has analysts scratching their heads The copper price had its best day in a month, but commodity analysts were at a loss to explain why.
May 1, 2017 BC Election: Major parties on future of mining Question of whether government should be industry overseer or collaborator is at centre of resource platforms of Liberals, NDP and Greens
April 28, 2017 Sprott Monthly Market Update with Rick Rule: This bull market is in its infancy, a lot of money is about to be made! Rick sees a very interesting market, which flirted with an upside breakout, that failed.
April 28, 2017 Anglo American to resume operations at El Soldado mine in Chile The company had warned it would evaluate options for the mine, including walking away form it, if it didn’t receive the necessary permits.
April 28, 2017 Norilsk Nickel sues Botswana over thwarted mine stake deal The Russian miner wants to recover $271 million it lost when a state-backed company failed to complete the acquisition of a 50% stake in its Nkomati mine in South Africa.
April 28, 2017 BHP Billiton in ‘advanced’ talks to sell Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile The company has officially informed workers of its plans to offload the mine, noting that while there are several interested parties, the process could take months.
April 27, 2017 Philippines extends mining ban, now forbids open-pits Prohibition only affects planned mines, not the ones currently in operations, but it will take effect immediately.
April 27, 2017 Vale’s first quarter profit lower than expected as rains hurt iron ore output Net income totalled $2.5 billion, compared with profit of $525 million in the prior three months and almost $1.8 billion a year earlier.
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. December 17, 2025 | 09:44 am
