March 12, 2018 Canada’s Trudeau tells metal workers: ‘We have your backs’ “We are ready to take action whenever action is required ... we had your backs last week and we always will,” Trudeau said after visiting a Rio Tinto smelter in…
March 12, 2018 Anglo American halts output at Brazil ore unit after duct failure Anglo said there was leakage of a mixture of iron ore and water to a local watershed.
March 11, 2018 Countries evaluate actions to offset the effects of Trump’s tariffs Reactions continue to pour in following U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on steel imports and 10 per cent for aluminium for almost every country but…
March 11, 2018 Chile’s Codelco inks deal on Ecuador copper project The project could become the first mine Codelco operates abroad.
March 9, 2018 Chile says companies to invest $754 mln in lithium industry Chile's Molymet and China's Sichuan Fulin Industrial Group were selected in a bidding process to develop technology focused on the lithium market.
March 9, 2018 Rio Tinto’s last two coal mines set to attract bids over $2.5 billion Company made a strategic decision in 2017 to exit coal and focus on growth in iron ore, copper and its aluminum division.
March 8, 2018 Chile’s Codelco receives approval for $1 bln desalination plant The go-ahead from the Antofagasta region's environmental regulator will allow the company to expand its Radomiro Tomic mine.
March 6, 2018 Rio Tinto, former execs. once again move to have SEC case dismissed Lawyers acting for the company, its former chief executive Tom Albanese, and its ex finance director Guy Elliott say charges brought by the SEC are 'plainly wrong.'
March 6, 2018 Barrick moves forward with plan to make every employee an owner The gold miner’s employees will receive this year 90 shares each, taking the total held by staff to more than 1.5 million shares.
March 6, 2018 Global diamond supply expected to decrease this year Paul Zimnisky, an independent diamond industry analyst, estimates supply will fall 3.4% to 147 million carats.
Gold CEO ousted over mystery payments returns to African mining Sebastien de Montessus was appointed chief executive officer of Mansa Resources Ltd. to turn around the firm’s flagship Kouroussa mine in Guinea. January 28, 2026 | 07:41 am
