May 24, 2016

State of emergency in Peru over mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining

The 60-day decree affects 11 districts in the Madre de Dios region, where several studies have found high levels of the toxic element in people, rivers and fish.

May 24, 2016

Rio Tinto makes management changes

Rio Tinto has appointed Stephen McIntosh as the acting Group executive, Technology & Innovation

May 23, 2016

BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile hit by fresh strike

The labour action follows two other one-day protests at the mine and comes as BHP mulls a $2.2 billion investment to expand the operation.

May 20, 2016

New Antofagasta CEO: weak copper price for at least 2 years

CEO of Chilean copper giant sees 300,000 tonnes surplus this year and next.

May 20, 2016

Two overlooked streaming stocks with huge upside potential

In the precious metals sector, this type of company provides financing for mining companies in the form of an upfront cash payment in exchange for a percentage of production or…

May 20, 2016

No waste, no fuss for the mining industry

Mining companies are required, by law, to have abatement plans in place to deal with all kinds of waste.

May 20, 2016

Aussie mines too costly to shut

Mine sales stumble on looming clean-ups

May 19, 2016

Steel Dynamics Inc. wins metals company of the year: Platts Global Metals Awards

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI), one of the United States’ largest steel producers won the prestigious Metals Company of the Year award at the fourth annual Platts Global Metals Awards, which…

May 19, 2016

Copper price falls to 3-month low, defies bullish forecasts

Traders ignore new survey of 22 economists that found consensus for double digit gains by the fourth quarter and into 2017.

May 19, 2016

Prospect generation – making mining into a numbers game

A concept born from two facts: mineral exploration is extremely capital intensive, and just 1 out of 3,000 mineralized anomalies became a mine.