April 9, 2014 Poll: 74% of Chileans want mining companies to pay higher taxes They believe those funds should be allocated to the regions where mining operations are based.
April 8, 2014 Iron ore price tracks higher as Chinese finance deals unravel Iron ore is up 12% from lows sparked by panicked selling from Chinese traders and mills using stockpiles for trade credit.
April 8, 2014 BHP wants to build world’s largest underground coal mine But it is planning to do so at the fertile Liverpool Plains, an extensive agricultural area, which is predictably raising opposition from locals.
April 8, 2014 BHP’s Illawarra Coal cuts 36 jobs About 36 contractor and head office positions on the line.
April 8, 2014 Codelco unveils new copper deposits holding over 1,800 million tonnes The world’s No.1 copper producer said the recently found deposits are all located nearby current operations.
April 7, 2014 Rio Tinto walks away from massive Pebble copper-gold project Rio becomes the second large diversified miner, after Anglo American, to back out of the project in less than seven months.
April 7, 2014 Rio Tinto to propose new plan after losing court battle over mine expansion While Rio plans to submit a revised plan to keep its Warkworth mine viable, opponents vow to fight any new proposal.
April 4, 2014 Goldcorp completes sale of Marigold Mine Total consideration paid at closing to Goldcorp and Barrick was $275 million.
April 4, 2014 Chile mulls new investment incentives for miners Amid mounting criticism on the a proposed reform to the country’s foreign-investment law that removes a mining-friendly clause.
April 3, 2014 Chile’s mining area hit by 7.8 magnitude aftershock, President evacuated The aftershock was the strongest of several that have followed Tuesday's massive 8.2-magnitude. Mining operations remain unaffected.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
