December 3, 2018

Management shake-up at Glencore costs copper chief Mistakidis his job

Company veteran and coal chief Peter Freyberg, has been appointed as the head of industrial mining assets, a newly created role.

December 2, 2018

Codelco strikes contract deal with workers at Ministro Hales mine

The 36-month contract was approved by 53% of the union.

December 2, 2018

New Mexican president asked to solve issue with former mine workers in two weeks

Initially, workers linked to the Los Mineros Union planned to launch a protest action on December 1st, López Obrador's inauguration day.

December 1, 2018

Peru’s gold, silver, copper output falls

On the positive side, the Andean country's iron ore production grew by 66.8% when compared to the previous year.

November 30, 2018

Excelsior closes $75M deal for Arizona copper project

Excelsior will start construction activities at the Arizona Gunnison copper project before the end of the year.

November 30, 2018

Mining in Flin Flon Manitoba to cease in 2021—Hudbay

Up to 900 jobs will be eliminated.

November 30, 2018

Moody’s sees weak lithium prices in 2020 due to projects frenzy

Spot prices would be pushed down despite rapid demand growth from batteries for electric vehicles (EV) makers, the experts say.

November 29, 2018

Mitsubishi Materials says its Indonesia copper smelter declared force majeure on some deliveries

The smelter went into maintenance that was scheduled for about 30 days, but has been extended due to a lack of oxygen supply from a neighboring oxygen plant.

November 29, 2018

Congo state miner blames foreign investors for underdevelopment

Congo is Africa’s biggest copper producer and the world’s largest source of cobalt.

November 29, 2018

Indonesian president calls for Freeport deal to be wrapped up quickly

For Indonesian President Joko Widodo, seeking reelection next year, getting a majority stake in the mine for Indonesia would be a political boon.