January 18, 2018 Copper miners challenged by water supply "Water demand will increase because it will be necessary to process more material to obtain the same amount of copper": Wood Mackenzie.
January 18, 2018 Chile’s regulator orders permanent closure of Barrick’s Pascua-Lama mine Agency also cut a 2013 fine for violations to $11.5 million (7 billion Chilean pesos) from the previous $16 million it had charged Barrick Gold, but later forced to review…
January 18, 2018 Force Majeure at Oyu Tolgoi mine due to border protests Measure was taken as Chinese coal haulers continue to disrupt deliveries near the border with Mongolia, the mine's majority owner Turquoise Hill said.
January 17, 2018 BHP second-quarter iron ore output up 3 pct, maintains forecast BHP's iron ore output climbed to 72 million tonnes for the three months ended Dec. 31 versus 70 million tonnes a year ago.
January 17, 2018 De Beers’ diamond venture in Namibia axing at least 130 jobs Move seeks to ensure the sustainability of Namdeb land-based operations.
January 17, 2018 `Disastrous’ deals sideline gold-mining M&A as metal rises Stung by some lousy investments that led to billions of dollars in losses a few years ago, the world’s major gold producers have cut back on mining deals.
January 17, 2018 Rio Tinto says SEC fraud case should be dismissed The SEC had accused Rio Tinto, Albanese and Elliott of concealing the deteriorating value of assets at Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique.
January 16, 2018 Rio’s Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia hit with $155 million tax bill Rio Tinto-controlled Turquoise Hill said the bill relates to an audit on taxes imposed and paid by the mine operator between 2013 and 2015.
January 16, 2018 GoldCorp forecasts lower costs for 2018; shares on track for nine-month high The company's 2017 preliminary gold production of 2.6 million ounces was at the high end of its forecast range.
January 16, 2018 De Beers readies technology aimed at eliminating ‘conflict diamonds’ Firm is developing open platform that traces diamonds from mine to buyer.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
