November 10, 2017 BHP needs 120 new workers at its Olympic Dam in Australia The mining giant will add those jobs during the next 12 months.
November 9, 2017 Sibanye-Stillwater reaches wage deal with unions at Kroondal mine The three-year wage agreement was signed by all three unions, the company said.
November 8, 2017 Copper, iron ore prices up despite plunge in Chinese imports Copper cargoes drop more than 20% while iron ore shipments sink to one-and-a-half year lows.
November 6, 2017 Canadian junior miners worth jumps for second year in a row Aggregate market cap of the top 100 junior mining companies was up 7% to $12.2 billion, a level not seen since 2010, but the group significantly underperformed the Venture Exchange…
November 6, 2017 Brazil regulator rejects Vale bid to change output target for railroad Production goals for Vale's Carajas project, the world's largest open-air iron ore mine, are directly tied to cargo shipments on its railroad there, which carries output to Brazil's Ponta da…
November 2, 2017 BHP aims for more copper, oil; steers away from EV minerals BHP CCO Balhuizen says while 2017 marks "tipping point" for EVs entering mainstream of metals demand forecasting, in terms of sales mass move is further off.
November 1, 2017 Peru mines minister sees investment up on high prices, permits Mining investment in Peru set to fall for a fourth straight year in 2017, but Mining Minister Cayetana Aljovin expects it to bounce back in 2018.
November 1, 2017 Rio Tinto throws its weight behind Africa as mining central Africa largest untapped source of growth for industry and would provide huge opportunity, says Rio Tinto's chief executive of energy and minerals.
November 1, 2017 Sibanye-Stillwater shuts down Cooke gold mine, about 7,000 laid off Company said it would keep its Beatrix West gold mine running for as long as it makes a profit, on average, over any continuous period of three months.
October 31, 2017 Settlement in $48 billion lawsuit against BHP, Vale postponed again Samarco JV iron ore mine in Brazil remains closed two years after deadly dam burst.
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