April 25, 2017 Freeport shares off to the races on Grasberg update World's top listed copper miner cuts production outlook for the year, but impact of dispute with Jakarta more contained than thought.
April 25, 2017 Caterpillar soars as first quarter sales jump for first time in over two years The giant equipment maker's quarterly profit surged past estimates helped by a recovery in most of its end markets.
April 24, 2017 Newmont lifts gold production by 9% World number two gold miner increases output to 1.23m ounces in the first quarter – Ghana expansion will add more ounces from next year.
April 24, 2017 More iron ore comes to the market as Anglo’s output soars in Q1 Both iron ore and diamond output rose in the first quarter thanks to a continued ramping-up of the company's Minas Rio mine in Brazil and improvements in the gem market.
April 23, 2017 Mount Polley permitted to pipe treated wastewater into Quesnel Lake Imperial Metals (TSX:III) has been granted a water discharge permit from the B.C. government that will allow the company to flow treated mine wastewater from the Mount Polley mine into…
April 21, 2017 BHP top shareholders step up pressure for oil spinoff They're pressing the company not only to accept a proposal by activist investor Elliott Management to spin off its US petroleum business, but to fully demerge all of its oil…
April 21, 2017 Strike at Escondida hurt Rio Tinto copper output Production for the first three months of the year slumped 37% compared with the same period of 2016.
April 20, 2017 Goldcorp begins friendly $247 million takeover of Exeter Exeter shareholders will receive 0.12 of a common share of Goldcorp for each they have in the junior — that's a premium of 67% based on the part's closing prices…
April 20, 2017 Mining’s environmental accomplishments unknown to American voters A new poll by Morning Consult for the National Mining Association (NMA) shows that most American voters are unaware of the environmental and technological advancements in teh industry.
April 19, 2017 Recent Escondida strike may push Chile into recession Analysts believe that would increase the chances of the country joining Latin America’s ongoing political drift to the right in November’s elections.
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