March 3, 2017 Strike at BHP’s Escondida mine takes toll on Chile’s copper output, GDP The country’s copper output is predicted to have fallen by 12% last month when compared to February 2016, while GDP dropped 1%.
March 3, 2017 More downside potential in gold stocks While we expected the gold stocks to correct and test GDX $22 and GDXJ $35, we did not expect it to happen so quickly.
March 3, 2017 Rio Tinto defers former CEO Walsh bonus over Guinea scandal Sam Walsh's bonuses, potentially worth millions, had been delayed for at least two years as investigations continue into dubious payments related to Simandou iron ore project in Africa.
March 2, 2017 Gold price correction sinks mining stocks Heavy losses across the board – Barrick down 4.6% in massive volumes and second tier Canadian miners hardest hit.
March 2, 2017 Canadian miners to implement voluntary principles on security and human rights Several MAC members already formally participate in the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Initiative (VPI) and several others apply the VPs for their operations abroad.
March 2, 2017 Gold, silver prices are getting clobbered Gold suffers its worst trading day of 2017 while silver is down 4.2%.
March 2, 2017 CAT shares hammered as feds search offices Federal officials executed a search warrant at three of Caterpillar facilities, including the corporate headquarters in Peoria.
March 2, 2017 The Joburg township where outlaws make the rules t’s dangerous‚ often fatal‚ but illegal underground gold mining is pretty much all that sustains the economy of Lindelane‚ a sprawling township of tin shacks and shebeens near Benoni‚ to…
March 1, 2017 Copper price jumps on Grasberg grind, Escondida escalation Freeport sees "fundamental shift" at iconic mine as Indonesian spat gets heated and dispute at giant Escondida copper mine in floods-hit Chile turns ugly.
March 1, 2017 Newmont open to new partner to expand Yanacocha gold mine in Peru A potential expansion would allow South America's largest gold mine generate about 200,000 ounces of the precious metal per year between 2020 and 2025
Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore. February 07, 2026 | 11:40 am
