August 10, 2020 BHP to pay $840 million to break from coal in Chile Escondida and Spence mines have ended a 2008 energy contract with a coal-fired thermoelectric plant early.
August 7, 2020 Northern Dynasty ‘confident’ of final Pebble decision despite White House review Company reaffirms that all final regulatory decisions will still be based on the final EIS.
August 7, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Glencore posts $2.6 billion loss, gold rally, Skeena final deal on Eskay, and more.
August 7, 2020 China copper imports surge to record as arbitrage pulls in metal Arrivals of unwrought copper and copper products into China were 762,211 tonnes last month, up 16.1% from June.
August 6, 2020 Codelco to restart projects beginning next week The miner had been forced to delay several mine expansion projects.
August 6, 2020 PNG halts Ok Tedi copper mine over covid-19 cases Seven workers tested positive and the country faces a surge in infections.
August 6, 2020 New global tailings standard guidelines aim for zero harm The first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management is aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.
August 6, 2020 Glencore posts $2.6 billion loss, scraps dividend The miner and commodities trader will focus on debt reduction.
August 5, 2020 Chile’s top copper miners boost June output Codelco raised production by 2.5% from June 2019, to 131,900 tonnes.
August 5, 2020 Donald Trump Jr. calls for blocking giant Pebble mine President Trump's eldest son took to Twitter to oppose the vast copper-gold-molybdenum project in Alaska, which is supported by the administration.
Former BHP executive to be appointed Chile’s mining minister Santiago Montt, who has a doctorate in law from Yale University, will be named to President-Elect José Antonio Kast’s cabinet in a ceremony Tuesday evening. January 20, 2026 | 10:57 am
