Chile’s Codelco profits up slightly despite rising costs
Codelco chief executive Nelson Pizarro said a strong copper price in early 2018 had offset the impacts of rising production costs.
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Chile’s Piñera taps businessman Benavides as Codelco chairman
Benavides had previously led Falabella, one of Latin America's largest retailers with operations spanning department stores, supermarkets, malls and more.
Meghan Markle makes gold sales sparkle
The Meghan Markle effect has spread to yellow gold jewelry, helping boost United States sales in the first quarter of 2018 with further gains expected.
Gold miner Centamin cuts output targets on lower grade ore
Gold output in 2018 will now be between 505,000 and 515,000 ounces, compared with a previous forecast of 580,000 ounces, Centamin said.
Vale sees key mine topping iron ore output forecasts in 2018 -source
Brazilian miner Vale SA expects iron ore output at its premier S11D mine to reach 58 million tonnes this year.
Trump “victories” on trade are anything but
As the year has progressed, the underbrush has gotten thornier, Trump's progress on trade has slowed, and now it has likely stopped altogether.
Militia kills five in attack on Banro Corp’s east Congo gold mine
Fighting between the Congolese army and a local militia in eastern DRC forced Banro to suspend operations at the Namoya gold mine for a month in mid-2017.
Distraction or disaster? Freeport’s giant Indonesian mine haunted by audit report
As follow-up to the audit, the environment minister issued two decrees that gave Freeport six months to overhaul management of its mine waste at Grasberg.
China opening may spark iron ore to become more like crude oil: Russell
Iron ore is still a long way behind other commodity markets, such as crude oil, where paper trade exceeds physical by large multiples.
