January 22, 2019

Supervisors at Codelco mine in Chile reject labor offer, strike looms

"We rejected their proposal and have voted to strike"

January 22, 2019

Runaway train wreck, copper outages cost BHP $600 million

Three incidents occurred during the second half of 2018 hit BHP's production volumes by 4 million tonnes of iron ore and 70,000 tonnes of copper.

January 21, 2019

Mining executive steps away from UBC keynote address ahead of securities hearing

Michael McPhie, former CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia, intends to clear his company’s name after it was implicated in share distribution scandal.

January 21, 2019

Copper price falls after Chinese economic growth hits 28-year low

Copper back in bear market with price down more than 20% since June peak over fears of the impact of the US-China trade war.

January 21, 2019

Australia’s MOD rejects Sandfire bid as undervalued, willing to negotiate

MOD is willing to engage with Sandfire and grant confirmatory due diligence if a compelling price is presented and capable of being supported by the board and shareholders.

January 21, 2019

Barrick mulls selling Zambia copper mine over higher taxes

While company denied media reports that it had sold Lumwana, it said that given the challenging conditions the mine was facing in Zambia, all options would have to be considered.

January 21, 2019

Australia’s MOD rebuffs Sandfire’s $63m takeover bid, but willing to negotiate

MOD also said it would raise about A$15 million via a share placement and rights issue, with the majority of the proceeds to be used to advance the T3 copper…

January 20, 2019

Pancontinental expands in Ontario’s Montcalm Greenstone Belt

Pancon now controls more than 157 square kilometres west of Timmins.

January 20, 2019

Chile’s mining development corporation has a new boss

Robert Mayne-Nicholls has worked in companies such as Codelco, Antofagasta and Barrick Gold.

January 18, 2019

Record $93B private capital flows into natural resources

But only sliver of funds raised destined for mining and metals