May 16, 2017 BHP’s Mackenzie, Elliot Management face off US activist investor steps up pressure on BHP to ditch petroleum. Mackenzie says company already knows what to do to lift value by 50% and double return on capital.
May 15, 2017 Teck dam deal brings giant Chile copper project in focus Report says $1.2B hydro sale could provide Vancouver-based company the cash cushion to decide on 270,000 tonnes a year Chile copper mine expansion.
May 15, 2017 BHP ditching ‘Billiton’ in $10 million rebranding move Move comes on the heels of calls from shareholders including activist investor Elliott Management and Australia’s Tribeca Investment Partners for a change of BHP's corporate structure.
May 12, 2017 EPA, Northern Dynasty settle dispute over Pebble mine Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has injected new life into the long-stalled and controversial copper-gold-silver project near Bristol Bay, southwest Alaska.
May 11, 2017 Global silver output falls for first time in 14 years Global silver production dropped last year for the first time since 2002 driven by lower by-product output from the lead/zinc and gold sectors, as well as a sharp decline of…
May 11, 2017 KGHM says phase two of Sierra Gorda copper mine in Chile will never happen The Polish company, Europe's second-largest copper producer, said that given current macro conditions the plan had lost sense.
May 10, 2017 Philippines to keep mining law intact, despite new minister appointment The new head of the environment office, Roy Cimatu, has however said he believed it was possible to balance mining and natural resources protection.
May 10, 2017 BHP Billiton puts Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile on the block Workers temporarily blocked access roads to the site in protest for the decision, which they say will inevitably bring a massive wave of layoffs.
May 8, 2017 Copper price: Plunge in China imports wipes out 2017 gains Chinese refined copper imports for April down 30%, concentrate shipments decline 17%.
May 8, 2017 Argentina to pass new mining law this week Governments, industry players, unions expected to sign federal mining agreement this week, which aims to double investment in the sector to $25bn in eight years.
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