July 30, 2018 Codelco’s Chuquicamata copper mine hit by strike, blockage Workers have downed tools and blocked access to the mine in protest of the "unjustified layoff" of two colleagues.
July 29, 2018 Chile’s Escondida mine workers reject labor offer, to vote on strike The vote began on Saturday and will continue through the middle of next week.
July 26, 2018 BP pays $10.5 bln for BHP shale assets to beef up U.S. business A unit of British oil major BP PLC will acquire BHP's unit which holds the Eagle Ford, Haynesville and Permian assets for $10.5 billion.
July 26, 2018 Cameco lays off 700 staff The news bumped Cameco's stock (CCO.TO) five per cent on Thursday send it to $14.97 a share.
July 26, 2018 De Beers sizes up Canadian diamond project, first big buy in nearly 2 decades Anglo American unit De Beers expects its purchase of Canada's Peregrine Diamonds, its first upstream diamond acquisition since 2000, to be completed in a month to six weeks' time.
July 25, 2018 BHP final pay offer to Escondida workers falls short of union demands BHP has offer workers a signing on bonus of $27,000, up from an earlier offer of $23,000, plus a 1.5% salary increase, but still well under the bonus up to…
July 24, 2018 Chile’s copper agency said US-China trade war to hit metal price The ongoing trade war between the United States and China has forced the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) to revise downwards its average copper price prediction by $0.06 per pound to…
July 22, 2018 Union at Chile’s Escondida mine sees little hope for contract deal Labor negotiations at Chile's Escondida copper mine, the world's largest, are frozen without signs of progress.
July 19, 2018 Rio Tinto opens Chicago office to be closer to US customers The new Rio Tinto office will allow for expanded engagement and provide opportunities for partnerships with new and existing customers.
Iran says potential energy, mining deals on table in talks with US Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces but on Sunday took a conciliatory line. February 15, 2026 | 09:34 am
