September 6, 2016 Codelco warns strike at Salvador mine risks division’s future Salvador, Codelco’s smallest operation, has been battling to turn a profit after dwindling ore grades pushed up production costs.
September 6, 2016 Tasmania govt wants to restart Australia’s oldest mine In commercial production since 1896, the Mount Lyell copper and gold mine on Tasmania's west coast was put on care and maintenance two years ago.
September 5, 2016 ZCCM diversifies its business activities State-owned copper mining investment holding company wants to branch out into agriculture, energy and manufacturing.
September 5, 2016 BHP Billiton launches Prospects blog The blogs will offer views on economics, commodities outlook and individual markets, and broader issues such as policy, governance and our social contribution.
September 5, 2016 Rick Rule: There’s beginning to be a desire to, ‘buy the next thing to move’ in resource markets The things that have moved in this market of course have been precious metal production and near term production stories, but people are coming to understand that high quality discoveries…
September 4, 2016 Hedge funds bail on copper as ‘supply storm’ looms Hedge funds and other large speculators held a net-short position, or bets on price declines, of 4,991 U.S. copper futures and options contracts in the week ended Aug. 23, according…
September 2, 2016 Caterpillar to close Belgium plant, lay off 2000 workers The possible plant closure, which could cost around 2,000 jobs, is part of a global restructuring plan announced in September that could see CAT cutting as many as 10,000 jobs…
September 2, 2016 Unions are copper miners’ new best friends An increase in industrial action is usually bad news, but copper producers should be cheering the souring relationship between Chilean mine workers and firms.
September 1, 2016 Hot Chili’s hot Chilean gold and copper prospects Exploration at Hot Chili Ltd.'s Productora copper project, located in Chile, has uncovered a gold resource at Sierra Zapallo, prompting analyst Trent Barnett of Hartleys to upgrade the company to…
September 1, 2016 Anglo’s top shareholder to call vote on assets sale plan South Africa's Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which owns 14.5% of Anglo, believes the mining giant may not realize the full value of its assets.
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
