July 2, 2018

Indonesia close to acquiring Freeport’s Grasberg copper mine

Indonesian minister says majority stake purchase of iconic mine seen valued at $3.5 billion to $4 billion.

July 2, 2018

Billionaire Agarwal continues deal spree with Vedanta buyout

Vedanta "can be the second- or third-largest resource company in the world."

July 1, 2018

Oil and mining sector continue to grow in Peru

The mining sector showed an interannual growth of 0.16 per cent in May.

July 1, 2018

Indonesia’s Inalum close to acquiring Freeport’s Grasberg copper mine

The deal might be completed in July.

July 1, 2018

Sienna looks for cobalt in Sweden

The Vancouver-based miner wants to identify new drilling targets at its Slättberg project.

June 29, 2018

A self-exiled ex-fugitive is making Mexican billionaires nervous

Mining-union leader Napoleon Gomez Urrutia, who fled to Canada more than a decade ago after being accused of embezzlement, is on the short list for a senate seat in Mexico.

June 29, 2018

Chile injects $1bn into state-owned copper giant Codelco

The figure, though significant, is minor when taken in the context of Codelco’s $18 billion investment plan aimed at upgrading its aging mines and dealing with dwindling ore grades.

June 29, 2018

Rio Tinto ready to splash out on copper

The world's No.2 mining company needs copper to reduce its reliance on iron ore.

June 29, 2018

Sibanye, Regulus join efforts to develop Argentina’s Altar project

Sibanye Canada and Regulus’ newly formed Argentinean subsidiary Aldebaran Resources will create a strategic partnership to unlock value at the copper-gold project, located in the San Juan province.

June 29, 2018

China’s No.1 maker of battery cells for EVs to build plant in Germany

A German battery plant could help ease an expected negative impact in the workforce employed by the local automotive industry.