October 17, 2014 Chilean authorities divided over Goldcorp’s $3.9bn El Morro mine The country’s environmental authority criticized the Top Court decision saying the miner conducted proper consultation with local indigenous groups and shouldn’t have to do it again.
October 17, 2014 Chile copper boom begins to fade as production headaches mount The shine may soon come off Chile's decade-long copper boom as technical and regulatory problems in getting new mines into production highlight just how hard it will be to keep…
October 17, 2014 Vale to ditch 20% of its nickel assets in Indonesia The agreement signed with Indonesia’s outgoing government also means higher royalties to be paid by the firm.
October 17, 2014 Platinum, palladium price-setting technology ‘optimum’ for gold: LME The LME says its electronic solution for the platinum and palladium price — LMEbullion — could benefit gold bugs.
October 16, 2014 How big miners are reliving the late 90’s bust: Steve Todoruk It looks like the late 90’s are back in vogue in the mining industry.
October 16, 2014 Copper price below $3 as mines add a million tonnes Copper price sinks to 10-month low after new report says mine capacity representing 6% of current production will come on stream over the next six months.
October 16, 2014 Chile’s copper exports down 21% in August The drop was mainly due to reduced shipments from Codelco and Collahuasi, official figures show.
October 16, 2014 BHP bows to pressure, to list spinoff in London The mining giant has made a sharp U-turn on its initial decision to snub a London listing for its $17 billion spinoff.
October 15, 2014 Newmont’s Conga mine could remain halted until 2018 The future of the proposed $5 billion Conga copper and gold project in Peru remains in limbo as its main opponent was recently re-elected governor of the region where the…
October 15, 2014 Mines back up and running and commencing with stock clean up With mines back in operation and some already up to full production, various companies such as Impala Platinum, Diesel Power and Sibanye Gold will be taking to market a variety…
Vale, Caterpillar and Sotreq sign deal to expand fleet of autonomous trucks in Pará, Brazil New agreement expands fleet to approximately 90 autonomous trucks in the region by 2028. December 16, 2025 | 01:52 pm
