July 22, 2013 Large miners affected by cost of desalinating water in Chile: twice as much as in the US Along with the global squeeze affecting the mining industry, large companies operating in Chile are facing escalating costs related to assuring water supply for their operations.
July 20, 2013 Buyers line up for Glencore Xstrata’s massive Peru copper mine Bids for the three Las Bambas open pits which will also produce significant quantities of gold, silver and molybdenum as by-product are streaming in.
July 20, 2013 US Fed to review Wall Street banks metals business US central bank reconsidering 2003 determination allowing banks to move into mining, processing, transportation and warehousing of metals and minerals.
July 19, 2013 Atlas Copco suffers weak demand for mining gear The company expects third quarter overall group demand to stabilize.
July 19, 2013 Recruiting in the mining industry: New challenges for employers – it’s not only pay that counts The mining industry employs 308,000 workers or 1 in every 55 Canadian jobs.
July 19, 2013 “Natural selection” at work in exploration sector: Steven Poulton, Altus Strategies This is unpleasant to witness but ultimately very healthy for the sector.
July 18, 2013 Copper, diamonds boost Anglo’s results ahead of strategy review Anglo American is likely to report a 31% profit drop next week, when CEO Cutifani unveils key strategy for the underperforming mining group.
July 17, 2013 Africa exploration activity set to more than halve in 2013 Only 250 drill reports for the continent over the first five months.
July 17, 2013 Mongolia still has ’22 points of dispute’ with Rio Tinto over Oyu Tolgoi The 2009 investment agreement remains contentious.
Newmont wants Barrick to fix Nevada operations before IPO Barrick last week announced plans to sell 10% to 15% of those operations through a late-2026 IPO. February 09, 2026 | 07:49 am