July 13, 2018 Copper trains ransacked by ‘moles’ in full-moon desert heists Thieves leap from trucks onto trains as they roll through Chile’s Atacama Desert, before throwing 80-kilo slabs of copper to the ground and disappearing.
July 13, 2018 SolGold intersects copper, gold at flagship project in Ecuador Company believes its Cascabel copper-gold project, 180 km north of the capital Quito, may become one of the largest copper-gold porphyry systems ever discovered.
July 13, 2018 Reduced head count, capex spending biggest contributor to mine efficiency mid-decade: McKinsey To stay productive, McKinsey warns that miners must maintain fiscal discipline.
July 13, 2018 Antofagasta sells electricity transmission business for $117m Chile-focused miner said proceeds from the sale would enable it to focus on its core activity of producing copper.
July 12, 2018 BHP makes contract offer to union at Escondida mine in Chile Labor talks at Escondida are in the final stretch before a 30-month contract expires at the end of July.
July 12, 2018 Glencore shareholders mull suing firm over corruption, bribery probes They claim mounting investigations into the firm’s dealings in the DRC, where it’s heavily invested, has made the stock collapse and investors may seek compensation for the losses caused by…
July 12, 2018 Rio Tinto sells $3.5bn stake in Grasberg mine to Indonesian state miner The world’s No.2 miner is selling its 40% in the giant Grasberg mine, the world’s second largest copper operation, to Indonesia’s state mining company PT Inalum.
July 11, 2018 Barrick clips 2018 copper production outlook, sees higher costs Canada's Barrick Gold Corp lowered its full-year copper production forecast on Wednesday while increasing its cost estimates, saying the change reflected operational challenges and planned work at its Lumwana mine…
July 11, 2018 Mining offers private equity opportunities despite recovery – Denham Private equity still has significant opportunities to invest in mining as companies cut debt and rebuild their balance sheets even as the sector recovers, mining specialist Denham Capital said.
July 11, 2018 Foreign investment in Chile surges due to new law – government Foreign direct investment in Chile hit $8.48 billion from January to April, its highest level since records began 15 years ago, thanks to a new law designed to attract investment,…
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
