Lumina Copper faces charges, up to $55m fine for environmental breaches in Chile
This is not the first time the Chilean watchdog has fined Lumina.
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Bernstein quants join bulls on gold sector as cycle darkens
Another hundred dollars in the gold price and the equity window will open.
South Africa’s AngloGold looks to streamline assets, Argentine mine up for sale
It is very important that we can see the assets in our mix have long-term potential and to the extent that they don't or there is other strategic reasons to disinvest, we will do that.
Canadian regulator clears Newmont’s $10B merger with Goldcorp
The companies announced their planned all-share tie-up in January, just two weeks after the Barrick-Randgold merger was finalized.
LiCo Energy Metals withdraws from Chilean lithium project facing community opposition
The Vancouver-based miner said that management decided to leave Purickuta due to “unworkable property conditions."
Barrick’s CEO visits Papua New Guinea to support extension of Porgera mining lease
“Without the security of an extended mining lease, it would be difficult to justify further significant investments in the mine,” a statement by the Canadian miner reads.
Waterton steps up efforts to oust Hudbay Minerals CEO, board of directors
Toronto-based private-equity firm Waterton Global Resource Management is pushing for an overhaul of Hudbay Minerals’ board and the exit of the CEO, Alan Hair, over alleged "mismanagement."
BHP urges miners to create global body to oversee tailings dams
CEO Andrew Mackenzie said it was too early to say what impact the recent Vale tailings dam disaster will have on efforts to restart BHP and Vale's jointly owned Samarco mine, shut since November 2015 after a dam collapse killed 19 people.
Canada lithium mining hopeful takes another big hit
A week after cost blowout sent the stock crashing Quebec lithium mine developer Nemaska is forced to terminate major supply agreement, pay penalties.
