August 9, 2015

BHP Billiton axing other 380 jobs at its Olympic Dam

The cuts represent 14% of what was once a 4,300 workforce.

August 9, 2015

British investment fund to buy Anglo’s mines in Chile

According to local newspaper El Mercurio, the unnamed fund is buying Anglo's Mantoverde and Mantos Blancos copper mines.

August 6, 2015

GRAPH: Why you can’t compete with Rio iron ore

World number two miner copes with 46% drop in price in first half of 2015 but keeps iron ore margins above 60% – where it's been for 15 years.

July 30, 2015

NCPA publishes U.S. map of successful anti-fracking campaigns

Research shows campaigns to ban fracking are widespread.

July 30, 2015

Goldcorp slashes dividend 60% amid dire gold market

The company also said it will spend between $850 and $900 to produce an ounce of gold this year, less than its previous forecast of between $875 and $950.

July 30, 2015

Codelco resumes operations at Chuquicamata amid fresh road blockages

A group of demonstrators, however, continued to block some access roads on Thursday morning, attempting to seize a bus that was heading to the nearby Gabriela Mistral mine.

July 29, 2015

Antofagasta cuts copper output forecast for the year

This is the second time this year that the London-listed miner slashes its annual copper production guidance.

July 28, 2015

Codelco halts world’s largest open pit copper mine over strike

Things took a turn for the worse Friday, when a worker was shot dead by police near the company's smaller Salvador mine in northern Chile.

July 27, 2015

Indian miner to expand operations at Rio’s former Mozambique coal assets

ICVL wants boost annual production at its Benga mine from 5.3 million tonnes to 13 million tonnes in the next five years.

July 23, 2015

Vale adds to iron ore supply glut — second highest ever quarterly output

The world’s largest iron ore producer continued to flood the market despite a current oversupply that has sent prices for the commodity plummeting to historic lows.