December 4, 2017 Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018.
December 1, 2017 World’s top copper miner wants CEO to stay to contain costs “A lot of people including myself are promoting the idea that Nelson continues on as CEO for a couple of years if possible,” said chairman Oscar Landerretche.
December 1, 2017 Barrick Gold just bought more than $9 million worth of shares in this junior The non-brokered private placement gives Barrick about 15% of Reunion Gold Corporation (TSX-V:RGD), which has interests in four different projects in South America’s North Atlantic coast.
November 30, 2017 Chile’s Codelco plans environmental impact pricing for copper Under the new terms, Codelco's copper cathodes will be certified in eight ways that take environmental footprint of production into consideration.
November 29, 2017 PotashCorp CEO confirms Chinese interested in lithium producer SQM Chinese firms have shown “broad interest” in buying PotashCorp’s stake in the Chilean lithium producer SQM, according to chief executive Jochen Tilk, who declined to name interested parties or the…
November 29, 2017 Copper execs see balanced market, warn on rising costs, regulation Representatives of major mining companies believe the global copper market will be balanced for the foreseeable future even as mine supplies tighten and demand from China, the world's top consumer,…
November 28, 2017 Canada’s Goldcorp challenges you to disrupt mining Miner is calling companies and individuals to participate in #DisruptMining, a challenge aimed at accelerating the pace of innovation in the sector by thinking differently and seeking cross-sector collaboration.
November 28, 2017 BHP tightens belt, targets $1.6bn in cost-cutting at Australian operations The world’s No.1 miner is targeting as much as $1.6 billion in productivity gains at its iron ore, copper and coal units in the country over the next two years.
November 27, 2017 Investors force Rio Tinto to ditch plans to have Mick Davis as chairman Decision comes in the wake of a full-scale investor revolt led by the Investor Forum, a London-based body representing some of the world’s biggest money managers.
November 27, 2017 De Beers puts South Africa’s Voorspoed mine up for sale Company says move paves the way for a lower-cost operator to take the diamond mine beyond 2020, when it is scheduled to close.
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