May 24, 2019

Anger mounts at Vale in Brazil town at risk for new dam burst

The Minas Gerais environment secretary estimated this week that the dam had a 10-15% chance of collapsing.

May 24, 2019

Chile’s Codelco submits final proposal in Chuquicamata union negotiations

Workers from the unions involved had rejected last weekend a proposal by the company.

May 24, 2019

Max positive about initial results of exploration program in Colombia

The Canadian miner reported that seven of 23 chip samples returned grades ranging from 155.27g/t gold to 2.94g/t gold.

May 24, 2019

Chile’s Codelco dismisses rumoured 40% copper output drop at Chuquicamata

The state-owned copper miner said that since mining at the open-pit mine ends in 2020, which is when the underground section begins commercial operations, it will able to keep productive…

May 23, 2019

Stoppage at Newmont Goldcorp mine costs Mexico millions daily – official

Ongoing stoppages at Newmont Goldcorp's Penasquito mine in Mexico are costing both public coffers in the country and the company millions.

May 23, 2019

Brazil’s Vale, China’s CCCC to co-invest in northern Brazil steel plant

State-controlled China Communications Construction Co and iron ore miner Vale SA have agreed to set up a steel mill in Brazil's northern state of Pará with a $450 million investment.

May 23, 2019

Japan’s JFE head says not expecting further rise in iron ore prices

The iron ore market is surging, with prices last week topping the $100-per-tonne level for the first time in five years.

May 23, 2019

World’s No. 2 lithium miner SQM sees demand growing by 17% this year

The Chilean lithium producer expects demand to grow about 17% in 2019 to at least 315,000 tonnes, compared to the less than 260,000 tonnes it totalled last year.

May 22, 2019

ICMM 2018 mining safety data released

The single highest cause of deaths in 2018 was from mobile mining equipment — the ICMM is exploring collision avoidance technology.

May 22, 2019

Iron ore is surging, but not all producers are joining the party — opinion

While iron ore prices have surged to a five-year high above $100 a tonne, not all producers of the steel-making ingredient are sharing in the bounty.