April 3, 2017 EU toughens up rules on imports of conflict minerals The new law, which will come into force in 2021, requires importers to ensure their business do not contribute to armed conflicts.
March 31, 2017 Wealth Minerals begins sampling at Chile’s Laguna Verde lithium project Wealth Minerals Ltd., reports that it has initiated an extensive lake-brine sampling and project evaluation program at the Laguna Verde Lithium Project in Chile.
March 31, 2017 Europe’s last tin mine big step closer to restart Successful water treatment trials could see final permits to restart Cornwall mine issued before the end of the summer says Vancouver junior Strongbow.
March 31, 2017 DuPont to supply MECS® technology and critical equipment for Codelco’s two new sulfuric acid plants MECS Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, has been selected to supply the sulfuric acid production technology for two new plants belonging to Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile…
March 31, 2017 Freeport’s Cerro Verde copper mine resumes normal operations The news follows the end of a historically long 43-day strike at BHP Billiton’s Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine in neighbouring Chile.
March 31, 2017 Vedanta CEO Tom Albanese to leave company in August The news follows the exit of former Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll, who stepped down last month.
March 30, 2017 Argentine provincial Gov’t orders Barrick to halt operations at Veladero Measure is temporary, pending more information on what happened and the possible consequences of the new incident, San Juan’s governor said.
March 30, 2017 Escondida mine replaces top exec after failing to reach deal with workers Appointment comes barely a week after the mine, operated by BHP Billiton, failed to secure a wage deal with 2,500 workers after a 43-day strike.
March 30, 2017 El Salvador becomes first country to ban all metal mining Lawmakers have approved a broad-range ban on mining, which only excludes coal, salt and other non-metallic resources.
March 29, 2017 Six charts screaming buy gold We are now 297 trading days into a bull market on the TSX Venture Exchange
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
