August 15, 2018 Rio Tinto closer to selling $6bn stake in Iron Ore of Canada Company is said to have hired Credit Suisse to conduct an auction of its 58.7% interest in IOC.
August 12, 2018 Copper vulnerable to supply shock as giant mine faces strike Copper bears could get caught wrong-footed as a strike looms at the world’s biggest mine.
August 10, 2018 Most unions at Chile’s El Teniente copper mine accept contract Four of the five labor unions representing workers at the El Teniente copper mine in Chile have accepted the latest contract offer from state mining company Codelco.
August 10, 2018 Codelco goes ahead with scaled-back underground extension of Chuquicamata The $4.9 billion-investment is part of Codelco’s 10-year, $39 billion overhaul of its core mines.
August 10, 2018 Global bauxite production to grow: Fitch Fitch Solutions Macro Research states that bauxite production growth will remain high over the coming years, as new projects come online in Australia, Indonesia expands exports, India’s production ramps up,…
August 8, 2018 BHP says Brazilian court approves settlement for Samarco Samarco, a joint venture of Vale SA and BHP Billiton, expects to obtain next year all licenses needed to resume operations.
August 8, 2018 Humiliated for years, women are fighting back in Chile’s mines Mining companies around the globe are joining an industrywide push for gender equality and launching initiatives to increase the proportion of women working in mine pits, smelters and refineries.
August 7, 2018 Samarco eyes restart in 2019, when Brazil license analysis concludes Samarco expects to obtain next year all licenses needed to resume operations suspended after the 2015 environmental disaster.
August 7, 2018 Miners set to spend $11B in search of the next jackpot Miners and investors are poring over satellite images, tracking drilling rigs and quizzing company executives for clues.
August 6, 2018 BHP asks for government mediation in talks at Chile’s Escondida The union had earlier asked the company to negotiate by 10:00 a.m. local time but said in a statement later on Monday that it had begun preparing for a strike.
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