Costa Rica wins arbitration case over open-pit gold mine
An international arbitration panel ruled Costa Rica does not owe Canadian miner Infinito Gold any compensation from a project cancellation 10 years ago.
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Chilean union, BHP kick off labor talks at Escondida
The union has requested a one-time signing bonus equivalent to "1% of dividends paid to the mine's owners".
Copper price reviving old deposits
Juniors can unlock value at brownfields copper deposits.
Vale closes mines after evacuation order at Xingu dam area
Company has interrupted production at its Timbopeba mine and part of its Alegria mine after prosecutors ordered the evacuation of an area around the nearby Xingu dam.
Copper price up as global smelting rebounds
Copper prices rebounded as investors scooped up material at lower prices after heavy losses the previous day on fears that strong US economic data could spur tighter monetary policy.
Nornickel resumes mining at Taimyrsky after flooding
The underground mine is currently running at 40% of its capacity and is on track to return to full capacity by the end of June.
Mosaic halts two mines in Canada over flood risk
The fertilizer producer will restart its idled Colonsay mine to offset some of the production drop, estimated at 1 million tonnes of potash.
Bristow, Marape meet as Porgera moves closer to restart
Barrick CEO said that if everything goes as planned, the Porgera gold mine will resume operations later this year.
Deep freezing iron-based materials expected to be part of superconducting devices of the future
US, UK and Germany-based researchers discovered that an iron-based superconductor exhibits both superconductivity and magnetism below -258°C.