September 4, 2015 World’s top 5 miners lose $540 BILLION market worth CHART: The commodity slump has slashed major miners' market valuations to 60–88% below 2011 highs.
September 3, 2015 Mining lawsuit of the century just got a lot uglier Rio Tinto alleges Vale enlisted Ernst & Young "to cover up and sanitize its conspiracy with BSGR" to strip half of the Simandou iron ore deposit from Rio.
September 3, 2015 Tahoe’s operations in Guatemala not affected by President’s resignation The Canadian firm said its Escobal mine remains unaffected by the ongoing political turmoil in the country, which has forced President Otto Perez to resign amid a corruption scandal that…
September 3, 2015 Codelco $7.5 billion Andina mine expansion plan to take about two years The project is considered key for Codelco, as it is the only one that will allow the state-owned miner to increase production in the coming years.
September 3, 2015 Freeport lays off 650, slows operations at Chile’s El Abra mine The Arizona-based mining company also said it is partially suspending operations at the complex until mid-September, as it cuts mining rates in half.
September 2, 2015 Nothing for punters when Rio buys out Turquoise Hill Rio will buy all of Turquoise Hill soon says new report, but 'there's no incentive to promote the true value' of Vancouver co's giant Mongolia copper mine.
September 1, 2015 China factory data roils copper stocks – Freeport falls 9% Billions wiped from mining sector as Chinese manufacturing activity contracts to a six-and-half year low.
August 31, 2015 Copper giants face cost cutting opposition in Chile Labour action threatened after half the workers at El-Abra mine in Chile – jointly owned by world's top copper miners Codelco and Freeport – were let go.
August 31, 2015 China’s Zijin hands $298 million to partner Barrick Gold The cash injection comes from selling half of its interest in the Porgera mining operation to the Chinese group last May.
August 28, 2015 Codelco now mines copper for $1.40 a pound Chile's state-owned giant slashes costs 11% and boosts production as it takes the fight to the competition amid slumping copper price.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
