February 12, 2020 Gold Fields full-year profits rise, to raise funds Salares Norte project in Chile is expected to have an average annual production of 450,000 ounces of gold over the first seven years
February 12, 2020 Rio says China virus slowing copper ore imports from Mongolia Transport restrictions have been imposed to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
February 12, 2020 Vale loses spot as world’s top iron ore producer to Rio Tinto The negative effect on the miner's balance sheet will be formally informed when releasing full-year results on Feb. 20.
February 12, 2020 Barrick beats forecasts, hikes dividend by 40% as gold prices soar The miner will pay a dividend of 7 cents a share, up from 5 cents in the previous quarter.
February 11, 2020 Harmony Gold’s rebounding profits give hunt for acquisitions fresh impetus Harmony previously expressed interest in acquiring AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine in South Africa
February 11, 2020 Volkswagen and Daimler push for more ‘sustainable’ Chile lithium Move is a sign of growing supply chain concerns ahead of an expected electric vehicle boom.
February 11, 2020 Polyus invests for future after record earnings The company is raising its capital expenditure forecast for 2020 to $700-$750 million.
February 10, 2020 BHP becomes world’s top copper producer Output at Chile's state-owned producer Codelco dropped sharply in 2019, giving BHP the edge as the globe's number one producer of the metal.
February 10, 2020 BHP in talks to delay copper shipments to China due to virus Copper prices had slid for a record 14 straight days in London amid mounting concerns the coronavirus will aggravate the slowdown in global economic growth.
February 10, 2020 Top lithium miner seeks to monitor water scarcity in parched Chile salt flat A Chilean judge sided with local indigenous communities and knocked back an environmental remediation plan from SQM in December.
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm