August 13, 2018 Union at Chile’s Caserones copper mine extends mediation with company The main union at Chile's Caserones copper mine said on Monday that both sides had agreed to extend government mediation of labor talks until Thursday.
August 13, 2018 How Canada’s mining sector impacts the economy Canada is one of the world’s largest exporters of minerals and metals, supplying approximately 60 different mineral commodities to over 100 countries.
August 13, 2018 Soviet collapse echoes in China’s Belt and Road Like the Soviet Union in the 1970s, China is coming to the end of a long labor-force boom and hoping that an orgy of investment will keep the old magic…
August 13, 2018 Chile braces for potential strike at Escondida copper mine Chile's copper industry on Monday braced for the announcement of a potential strike at the world's biggest copper mine, Escondida.
August 12, 2018 Copper vulnerable to supply shock as giant mine faces strike Copper bears could get caught wrong-footed as a strike looms at the world’s biggest mine.
August 12, 2018 Egyptian copper’s origin revealed Two new studies reveal where ancient Egyptians got the red metal from.
August 10, 2018 Most unions at Chile’s El Teniente copper mine accept contract Four of the five labor unions representing workers at the El Teniente copper mine in Chile have accepted the latest contract offer from state mining company Codelco.
August 10, 2018 Codelco goes ahead with scaled-back underground extension of Chuquicamata The $4.9 billion-investment is part of Codelco’s 10-year, $39 billion overhaul of its core mines.
August 10, 2018 Barrick ‘was almost dead’: Thornton pulls no punches on gold miner’s missteps Barrick's plan going forward includes increasing its portfolio of so-called tier 1 assets over time, and gradually shedding anything that’s not tier 1 or deemed to be “strategic.”
August 9, 2018 Vedanta’s suspends operations at Zambian unit after worker killed in accident Vedanta Resources' Zambian unit said its Konkola Copper Mine operations have been stopped to allow for investigations, after one miner was killed in an underground accident.
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