June 18, 2019 Vale mulls new railway, port for Carajas expansion The new railway would stretch for 400 kilometers (248.5 miles) from the current Carajas railroad to Vila do Conde port.
June 18, 2019 Top 10 biggest gold mines Iconic Grasberg copper and gold mine shoots to the top with a 70% surge in production.
June 18, 2019 Chile confident of turning around low copper productivity as global competition bites “Copper mining in Chile has become more and more difficult as ore bodies decline, the target rocks are increasingly harder, and water is getting far more expensive.
June 18, 2019 Vale halts Onça Puma nickel complex, to pay twice the amount of original fine Court doubled the fine applied against the company to 200,000 Real ($52K) for each day it kept the nickel complex open, despite a February ruling that ordered the full suspension…
June 17, 2019 Chile’s Chuquicamata copper mine operations halved amid strike More than 3,000 unionized workers at the world's top copper producer's sprawling Chuquicamata copper mine walked off the job last week.
June 17, 2019 First Quantum ships first copper concentrate from Cobre Panama mine The key milestone for Cobre Panama comes at a time when the market is in need of high concentrate volumes due to recent supply disruptions.
June 17, 2019 China iron ore retreats as Vale looks to rebuild capacity Top iron ore miner Vale SA expects to soon restore 20 million tonnes of yearly capacity at its Brucutu mine in Brazil, according to analysts.
June 17, 2019 Newmont Goldcorp resumes operations at Peñasquito gold mine in Mexico The seven-week stoppage cost the company and Mexico millions daily.
June 16, 2019 One trapped miner in Chile rescued, one dead, one remains missing Chilean authorities found alive one of three Bolivian miners trapped beneath the rubble at a small copper mine early on Saturday, while another was found dead.
June 14, 2019 Protesters agree to lift Newmont Goldcorp blockade in Mexico Mexican protesters agreed to lift a blockade at Newmont Goldcorp's Penasquito mine on Friday.
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