July 9, 2018 BP is front-runner to buy BHP’s US shale unit The London-based oil major has made the highest offer for the assets, which BHP prefers selling in a single package.
July 6, 2018 Chilean miner Mantos Copper seeks buyer to help finance expansion Mantos Copper bought the Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde copper mines from Anglo for $300 million plus $200 million in conditional future payments.
July 6, 2018 Copper giant Chile gets ready for second round of labour talks From the 32 contracts set to expire in 2018 at Chilean mines, there still are more than a dozen to be negotiated before year-end.
July 5, 2018 Rio Tinto says synergies, no Brexit behind decision to move sales team to Germany London-based sales and marketing staff to relocate to Frankfurt beginning September.
July 4, 2018 Former Rio Tinto exec jailed for corruption in China let free The ex-head of iron ore business in China, Stern Hu, spent almost nine years in a Shanghai prison after a 2010 conviction for corruption and industrial espionage.
July 4, 2018 Indonesia extends Freeport operating permit for Grasberg Indonesia has extended an operating permit for Freeport's Grasberg copper-gold mine while discussions over long-term rights continue.
July 2, 2018 Australia govt sees more iron ore price pain Top iron ore exporter forecasts a return to the $50s as Chinese imports starts annual decline after decades of growth.
July 1, 2018 Richest man in Mexico partners with Goldcorp Minera Frisco and Goldcorp’s subsidiary Minera Peñasquito are joining forces in Zacatecas.
June 29, 2018 Chile injects $1bn into state-owned copper giant Codelco The figure, though significant, is minor when taken in the context of Codelco’s $18 billion investment plan aimed at upgrading its aging mines and dealing with dwindling ore grades.
June 29, 2018 Rio Tinto ready to splash out on copper The world's No.2 mining company needs copper to reduce its reliance on iron ore.
Chile ready to sign lithium operation contract for Maricunga salt flat The project is managed by Codelco and Rio Tinto. January 27, 2026 | 09:54 am
