March 16, 2015

Barrick to get $1.5 billion for Chilean copper mine

The gold miner is said to be evaluating whether to put its Zaldivar copper mine on the block as it tries to meet an ambitious debt reduction target.

March 10, 2015

Rio Tinto launches new diamond fashion jewellery designs for Chinese market

Rio Tinto has introduced its latest range of Argyle diamond jewellery collections during the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show.

March 10, 2015

‘Stop complaining about a supply glut and take charge’ — BHP, Rio to small iron ore miners

The world's two largest mining companies believe China's hunger for iron ore isn't about to fade, even as the price is touching new lows.

March 10, 2015

This is what the world’s largest underground mine looks like

MINING.com visited Chile’s El Teniente mine, the world's largest underground copper operation and the sixth biggest copper mine by reserve size.

March 9, 2015

Goldcorp disappearances raise Mexican mining safety fears

The probable kidnapping of 4 workers at Goldcorp's Los Filos mine is just the latest in a string of mine incidents in Guerrero, Mexico's most violent state.

March 9, 2015

Rio Tinto to axe hundreds of jobs as part of drastic restructuring

The company recently announced its intention to merge the copper and coal divisions, reducing Rio's businesses to just four main groups.

March 9, 2015

Chile launches national program to boost mining industry productivity

One of the goals is to support the creation of 250 local mining suppliers and have the sector exporting $10bn in knowledge-intensive solutions by 2035.

March 6, 2015

Iron ore spot price drops to record low

The iron ore price suffered another steep decline on Friday, falling to the lowest since November 2008 when the SteelIndex benchmark was first introduced.

March 6, 2015

Cameco gets approval for its Australian Kintyre uranium mine

After more than four years of consultation and environmental studies, the miner has been granted conditional approval by Western Australia’s authorities.

March 5, 2015

Mick Davies’ X2 Resources raises $5.6 billion, ready to buy up assets

The former Xstrata boss’ new firm may soon pull the trigger on some big deals at a time of low commodity prices and willing sellers.