August 22, 2019 Iron ore’s balloon is popped, but prices may have deflated too much — opinion Iron ore's bubble has burst in the last month with prices down by a third.
August 22, 2019 World’s No. 2 lithium miner SQM hit by weak prices Quarterly earnings fell by almost half, even as sales volumes grew.
August 22, 2019 Antofagasta wary of US-China trade war despite strong results Despite the challenges, the Chilean copper miner reported a 44% increase in first-half earnings to $1.3 billion, up from $904 million last year.
August 21, 2019 Codelco shuts down Ventanas copper smelter for maintenance The state miner gave no details on the length of the shutdown.
August 21, 2019 Lithium prices to remain low as “hype” meets “reality” — CRU The commodity research group says prices will remain in the single-digit figures due mainly to an avalanche of new supply.
August 21, 2019 Los Andes Copper to build “Chile’s next major mine” The Canadian junior's Vizcachitas project is one of the largest undeveloped deposits not held by a major mining company.
August 20, 2019 Iamgold lays off 325 Suriname contractors after illegal miner’s death Earlier this month it had suspended mining operations at Rosebel after 25-year-old Furgill Aloeboetoe gained access to the site and died following an incident with police.
August 20, 2019 Vale begins key phase of Paraopeba river clean-up amid looming water shortage The water stream was seriously contaminated in January, after a dam at the company’s Feijão mine, in the state of Minas Gerais, burst.
August 20, 2019 BHP should stand pat on copper — opinion BHP is set to be the world’s biggest copper producer this year after Freeport-McMoRan.
August 19, 2019 Brazil securities regulator ramps up Vale dam disaster probe CVM is investigating whether the company's management fulfilled its "fiduciary duties" to shareholders related to the disaster.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
