March 9, 2018 Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres copper mine workers vote to strike Unionized workers company’s latest offer for a collective labour agreement.
March 9, 2018 Teck restarts Elkview dryer, to lose 200,000 tonnes of coal production Company expects to lose about 200,000 tonnes in steelmaking coal output.
March 8, 2018 Copper, iron ore prices drop as Chinese imports plunge But the customs data look worse than it is.
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 8, 2018 B.C. mining and exploration grew last year for the first time since 2012: EY Exploration spending increased 20% across the Canadian province in 2017, reaching $246 million, compared with $205 million in 2016.
March 8, 2018 Cobalt consumers main victims of Congo’s new mining code — analysts A new mining code in the cobalt-rich Congo will lead to higher costs for consumers of the battery metal at a time automakers are expanding production of electric vehicles, experts…
March 8, 2018 Swedish Boliden innocent in Chile toxic waste dump case — court Swedish court has ruled that local miner Boliden won’t have to pay over $12 million (100 million Swedish crowns) in compensation for health problems allegedly caused by toxic waste it…
March 7, 2018 British Columbia to reform Environmental Assessment Process in the fall Environmental assessments already underway will continue under the current process.
March 7, 2018 Congo’s Kabila to sign new mining code soon after meeting with miners The announcement followed a nearly six-hour meeting on Wednesday between Kabila and mining executives in Kinshasa about the new code, which will raise taxes and remove a stability clause.
March 7, 2018 Kazakh miner ERG revives sale of Congo copper mine ERG revives efforts to sell its Frontier copper mine in the DRC despite a drop in valuation to about $400 million, two banking sources said.
Europe trawls for alternative aluminum supply in face of Mozal shutdown The plant shipped almost 430,000 tons of aluminum to the EU in the first 10 months of 2025. December 16, 2025 | 12:25 pm
