October 25, 2019

BHP and Vale’s Samarco licensed to restart operations

The news comes four years after the company's tailings dam burst at Germano in Brazil's worst environmental disaster.

October 25, 2019

Vale CEO says not yet time to resume dividends

The company struggles to restore production lost after regulators demanded that it shut down a series of other dams for safety reasons.

October 25, 2019

ABB mill drives accelerate copper ore extraction at Mina de Cobre in Panama

Project owner First Quantum Minerals announced that first copper ore extraction will take place ahead of schedule.

October 24, 2019

Vale earnings miss, says to shut 3 more dams

Vale's net profit rose to $1.654 billion from $1.408 billion in the year-ago period, missing the $2.72 billion mean of analysts polled by Refinitiv.

October 24, 2019

Teck to lay off workers, cut spending as US-China trade war weighs on profit

Canada’s largest diversified miner will continue to forge ahead with its key Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 project in Chile.

October 23, 2019

MAPPED: Top gold drill results – August 2019

A trend towards exploration of advanced projects, rather than greenfield opportunities, returned in August.

October 23, 2019

Machine learning yields positive results for Gran Colombia

The Toronto-based miner confirmed the targets identified by a high-tech system put in place at its Segovia operation.

October 23, 2019

Newmont Goldcorp gradually resuming operations at Mexico mine

The world’s No. 1 gold miner has started a 10-day process of bringing Peñasquito back to full production.

October 23, 2019

Most Chilean mines disrupted as Codelco workers join in country-wide strike

The nation’s powerful copper-mining unions are encouraging members to down tools in solidarity with anti-inequality demonstrations.

October 22, 2019

Sustainability the new battleground for aluminium producers — opinion

Going green is the new differentiator in the cut-throat business of making aluminium.