November 23, 2017 Chile’s Escondida workers on strike to protest layoffs Union claims BHP has laid off about 3% of the mine's workforce without a "legitimate reason."
November 22, 2017 Southern Copper says Peru operations normal despite strike This is the third strike this year over profit-sharing staged by the company’s unions and it affects Southern Copper's two mines in the country — Cuajone and Toquepala.
November 22, 2017 Canadian producer wants to expand Arizona gold mine Northern Vertex says its Moss project has the potential to be “America’s next gold mine.”
November 22, 2017 Canadian miner loses appeal to move human rights lawsuit to Eritrea Eritreans' case against Nevsun likely to proceed in Canada.
November 21, 2017 Monarca Minerals wants to acquire property in Chihuahua San José is a 5,580-hectare property that shows multi-element mineralization.
November 20, 2017 Peru takes steps to legalize artisanal and small-scale miners The world's No. 2 copper and zinc producer has been trying to regulate small-scale and artisanal mining activities since 2002.
November 19, 2017 Keith Neumeyer: The numbers sound crazy, but I predict $8,000 gold & $130 silver The current silver price is almost a joke. We’ve seen lead, zinc, nickel, lithium, and cobalt make significant price rises but gold and silver remain flat.
November 17, 2017 French researchers unearth largest stash of Medieval silver coins ever found They are puzzled by the finding of 21 Islamic gold dinars at an abbey in eastern France.
November 17, 2017 Move over Chile, Macri’s Argentina wants the mining limelight Changing glacier law intensifies Argentina’s pro-mining agenda; pipeline of $20 billion beckons as nation bets on extraction.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
