May 6, 2019

Codelco not giving away gold watches anymore

For decades, the National Copper Corporation gave away expensive gold watches to workers that have been with the company for over 30 years.

May 5, 2019

Community around MMG’s Las Bambas mine holding its breath

The Nueva Fuerabamba community is pushing for laws that decriminalize their protests.

May 5, 2019

Zambia’s finance minister says tax reforms needed to cut debt

The proposed tax change in Africa's second biggest copper producing nation has upset the mining community.

May 3, 2019

Miner Boliden Q1 core profit tops forecasts

Operating profit fell to 2.05 billion Swedish crowns from 2.72 billion a year earlier, beating the 1.99 billion seen by analysts in a Reuters poll.

May 3, 2019

Miners in Congo face subcontracting limits under new rules

The new mining code that Congo passed last year confirmed that subcontracting in the mining industry will be limited to companies of which the majority of capital is held by…

May 3, 2019

Base metals give ground as manufacturing clouds darken

London Metal Exchange (LME) copper slumped 3% on Wednesday and has slid further to a three-month low.

May 3, 2019

Rio Tinto speeds up exploration at Winu copper find in Western Australia

Rio has so far drilled 24 holes at the site and will continue extensive drilling in months to come as part of its $250 million exploration program.

May 3, 2019

Tesla warns of coming battery minerals shortage

The electric vehicles pioneer is worried about the effects of booming demand for EVs will have on the supply of minerals needed to manufacture rechargeable batteries.

May 3, 2019

Hudbay Minerals settles board battle with shareholder Waterton

Canadian miner will elect 11 nominees of Waterton Global Resource Management, its second largest shareholder, as part of the settlement that ends a long-dragged out battle over control of Hudbay.

May 2, 2019

Automation overhaul at Matsa’s Spanish copper mines

RCT has finished a major automation project at Matsa Resources’ Aguas Teñidas and Magdalena mines in the Huelva province of Spain.