September 6, 2015

Rio Tinto to suspend operations at Quebec titanium mine

Rio Tinto will lay off 100 workers and put about 250 on temporary layoff at its iron and titanium mine in Havre-Saint-Pierre, Que.

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.