October 24, 2016 Protest ends at MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, exports to resume The process of restoring calm in local communities and the re-opening of essential infrastructure is now underway, said the miner Monday.
October 24, 2016 Caterpillar rally hindered by fresh drop in sales The world’s largest heavy machinery maker has logged a 18% drop in global sales of machinery for the three-month period ended in September.
October 24, 2016 Mining robots key to colonizing Mars — Elon Musk He envisions people living in big glass-carbon fiber domes on the surface, with additional areas mined out below the surface by robots for "industrial" uses.
October 21, 2016 Mexico’s mining sector to reach $17.8bn by 2020 on the back of silver, zinc prices The country's sector, dominated by precious metals and zinc, will be well-positioned for the expected price outperformance of these commodities, shows new report.
October 19, 2016 Tires are a top five cost for a miner KalTire Canada's VP of Operations talks about company's innovations when it comes to monitoring, changing and recycling tires.
October 19, 2016 Pistol Bay becomes dominant landholder in the Confederation Lake Greenstone Belt The Canadian junior announced the acquisition of all properties and deposits from AurCrest Gold and Glencore.
October 18, 2016 Argentinian province to launch mining referendum A moratorium in place since 2003 bans open-pit mining and the use of cyanide for metal recovery.
October 18, 2016 MiningWatch to launch court action for Mount Polley disaster MiningWatch plans to file a private prosecution against Mount Polley Mining Corporation and the B.C. government.
October 18, 2016 This gold mine was shut during WWII. Now is operating again Soledad Mountain Project's gold and silver production is projected to average 74,000 oz and 781,000 oz respectively per year.
October 18, 2016 Yamana Gold set to spin off Brazilian unit as separate public company The miner plans using proceeds from the exercise of the purchase rights and any direct sales of Brio shares to reduce debt.
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