July 18, 2018 Jiangxi Copper general manager and executives leave roles Major managerial shake-up at the state-run Jianxi Copper.
July 18, 2018 BHP posts record annual iron ore output, beats Q4 forecasts Shares in the miner jumped more than 3% after both quarterly and full-year production rose 3% on improved productivity.
July 17, 2018 Lakes, rivers near abandoned mine sites likely source of antibiotics Canadian researches came to such conclusion after spending years examining waterbodies located within five kilometres of abandoned mine sites.
July 17, 2018 World’s biggest miners want more copper but nobody’s selling Nobody who owns a copper mine wants to give it up. Even when Glencore and Anglo American Plc were crippled by debt during the 2015 commodity slump, neither was willing…
July 17, 2018 LME to launch monthly ‘implied pricing’ for base metals Starting on July 30, the LME will start providing a set of synthetic monthly prices for the six main base metals — copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, nickel and tin.
July 17, 2018 Nevsun passes on Lundin’s $1.4 billion fresh takeover bid The base metals producer said that, while it has not yet received a formal offer from Lundin, the bid announced Monday the bid ignores the fundamental value of the company…
July 16, 2018 S. Africa unions decry fatalities as six die at copper mine South Africa’s mining industry is heading for the deadliest year since 2012 after six people died in an underground fire at Palabora Mining.
July 15, 2018 Chilean government wants conflict at Escondida to be over The possibility of a strike was talked about over the weekend.
July 15, 2018 Copper trains ransacked by ‘Moles’ in full-moon desert heists A common target for the thieves is Antofagasta Plc’s logistics unit Grupo FCAB, which owns and operates about 700 kilometers of railway lines used to transport cathode and semi-processed copper.
July 15, 2018 Argentina releases mining census, made $1321 million in 2016 Over 1,500 mining companies were operating in the South American country in 2016.
Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore. February 07, 2026 | 11:40 am
