October 18, 2017 Vale puts stake in New Caledonian nickel unit up for sale Move is part of a wider review of low performing assets after new Chief Executive Fabio Schvartsman took charge in June.
October 17, 2017 BHP’s copper production up sharply, iron ore down Fire shrinks Mt Whaleback iron ore production, but output at world's largest copper mine Escondida in Chile jumps 23%.
October 16, 2017 Copper price: Rio slashes production guidance Delayed ramp-up at Escondida, mine sequencing at Kennecott.
October 16, 2017 Iron ore price leaps again Despite new report predicting zero steel demand growth in top consumer China.
October 16, 2017 Sibanye scraps planned closure of loss-making South African mines Precious metals miner said its platinum group metals (PGM) operations had delivered "solid operational results" in the first-half of 2017, prompting an upward revision to its 2017 production forecast and…
October 15, 2017 Penguins put $2.5 billion mining project in Chile on ice A waddle of penguins has stopped a $2.5bn (£1.9bn) mining project in Chile.
October 13, 2017 Iron ore price soars as Chinese imports reach record high Monthly cargoes top 100 million tonnes for the first time ever.
October 10, 2017 Elliott tours BHP investors in renewed push for radical shake-up – sources Representatives from Elliott have in the last month met with major BHP investors based in London, South Africa and Australia to lay out the activist fund's arguments for an overhaul…
October 10, 2017 Iron ore dangerously close to $60 a tonne Ongoing concerns that looming steel production cuts in China on environmental grounds will sap steel mill demand continue to weigh on prices.
October 6, 2017 Top iron ore exporter sees price dipping below $50 a tonne by 2019 Australia’s Department of Industry, Innovation and Science sees iron ore prices averaging $50 a tonne next year, and dropping to $49 a tonne in 2019.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am