April 28, 2017 Anglo American to resume operations at El Soldado mine in Chile The company had warned it would evaluate options for the mine, including walking away form it, if it didn’t receive the necessary permits.
April 28, 2017 Stellar Diamonds jumps on Tongo-Tonguma tribute mining agreement Deal creates one of the largest diamond mines in West Africa.
April 28, 2017 Norilsk Nickel sues Botswana over thwarted mine stake deal The Russian miner wants to recover $271 million it lost when a state-backed company failed to complete the acquisition of a 50% stake in its Nkomati mine in South Africa.
April 28, 2017 BHP Billiton in ‘advanced’ talks to sell Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile The company has officially informed workers of its plans to offload the mine, noting that while there are several interested parties, the process could take months.
April 27, 2017 This Nintendo is made of 24K gold and it’s being auctioned right now A couple of video games-lovers has put one of the only 10 such consoles that were sold out last year, up for auction on eBay.
April 27, 2017 Philippines extends mining ban, now forbids open-pits Prohibition only affects planned mines, not the ones currently in operations, but it will take effect immediately.
April 27, 2017 PotashCorp says expected sector recovery has already begun The Canadian miner, the world’s largest producer of the fertilizer by capacity, expects strong demand to continue this year as North American farmers seek to replenish soil nutrients after record…
April 27, 2017 Vale’s first quarter profit lower than expected as rains hurt iron ore output Net income totalled $2.5 billion, compared with profit of $525 million in the prior three months and almost $1.8 billion a year earlier.
April 26, 2017 Czech mining industry pins hopes of revival on lithium The European country holds between 1.2 to 1.4 million tonnes of lithium, located mostly around the tiny village of Cinovec, on the border with Germany.
April 26, 2017 Fresnillo silver output up almost 11pct in first quarter, but gold falls The firm, the world's largest primary silver producer and Mexico's second-largest gold miner, said output of the grey precious metal hit 13.5 million ounces in the quarter.
Taseko wraps Florence build, nears first copper output The Florence copper project in Arizona is moving from build to operations as Taseko lines up its next phase of copper growth. January 13, 2026 | 06:10 am
