January 9, 2015 Chile mulls making water desalination mandatory for miners The measure would only be imposed to miners that consume more than 150 liters (40 gallons) of water per second.
January 8, 2015 BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities Donates A$250,000 to the Sampson Flat Bushfire Relief Fund in South Australia In response to the significant impact of the recent South Australian bushfires on local communities, BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities today donated A$250,000 to the State Emergency Relief Fund.
January 8, 2015 Canadian court hands victory to First Nations in lawsuit against Rio Tinto Quebec's highest court has refused to hear an appeal of a last year judgment that rejected a motion to dismiss the millionaire lawsuit against the miner's Iron Ore Co. of…
January 7, 2015 Copper sector needs nine Escondida mines over next decade to meet global demand: Rio Tinto The miner believes that while the market is oversupplied now it will tighten from 2018.
January 5, 2015 Codelco pre-tax profits down despite output increase Pre-tax profit for the year was a bit over US$3 billion, a decline of $760 million when compared to 2013.
January 5, 2015 Silver Wheaton extends Barrick’s deadline to fulfill Pascua Lama silver deal In the meantime, the miner will receive silver produced at three other Barrick operations in South America.
January 2, 2015 Chile’s Supreme Court won’t hear Barrick appeal on Pascua Lama fine The court refused to consider the appeal on procedural grounds. Chile's environmental regulator will now have to re-evaluate the administrative fines for over $16 million it imposed on the project.
December 31, 2014 U.S. widens battle for global oil market: allows condensate exports The government also published a list of answers to common questions about crude exports, providing guidance in a matter plagued by confusion.
December 30, 2014 Iron ore and oil down to financial crisis levels Iron ore and oil, for ages among the strongest commodities, are on course to end 2014 as the worst performing ones.
December 29, 2014 The top mining mergers and acquisitions of 2014 The deals that were and those that failed. Here is MINING.com’s shortlist.
Copper price dips below $13,000 with stockpiles, China demand in focus Investors focused on rising inventories and waning appetite from Chinese buyers, even after some dip-buying emerged earlier this week. February 05, 2026 | 12:52 pm
