June 4, 2018 Metals merry-go-round: hiring picks up as prices recover More hires are expected as brokers eye opportunities from China’s mainland exchanges opening to investors abroad.
June 4, 2018 China’s Chinalco starts $1.3bn expansion of Peru copper mine The investment will increase the mine's copper output by 45 percent by 2020, with the value of production exceeding $2 billion annually.
June 3, 2018 Judge orders Chinese company to stop mining activities in Ecuadorian town A judge from the Ecuadorian province of Cuenca ruled that Ecuagoldmining South America S.A violated article 57 of the country’s Constitution.
June 1, 2018 Silver miners’ Q1’18 fundamentals The major silver miners’ stocks remain deeply out of favor, languishing near multi-year lows.
May 31, 2018 Peru’s Buenaventura seeks deal with Southern on copper project The two companies jointly own the Coimolache mining company in Peru, and are both junior partners in large mines in Peru controlled by U.S.-based companies.
May 30, 2018 Canada’s Bear Creek prepares IPO in Peru to finance silver mine Bear Creek would also consider selling a stake in the $550m Corani project in southern Peru to help pay for the project.
May 30, 2018 Prospero begins drilling at Buenavista silver-gold project in Mexico This is the fourth project to be drilled under the terms of a second round of strategic investment from Fortuna Silver Mines, announced in early May.
May 30, 2018 Electric vehicles on the road to triple by 2020 — IEA The number of electric cars, including battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric passenger light-duty vehicles, increased by 57% in 2017 from the previous year.
May 30, 2018 Here’s what miners are getting wrong when it comes to digital transformation While the global mining industry is quickly becoming more digitally mature, that transformation continues to focus on productivity and profitability, rather than on much needed innovation, a new study shows.
Congo halts artisanal copper and cobalt processing amid corruption crackdown Congo launched its first batch of traceable artisanal cobalt in November. December 24, 2025 | 08:42 am
