May 28, 2019 Barrick Gold considers $1B expansion of Pueblo Viejo mine President and CEO Mark Bristow said the company expected to complete a feasibility study for the project, which could extend the life of the mine into the 2030s.
May 27, 2019 Codelco chief criticizes low productivity, regulatory hurdles in Chile Codelco Chief Executive Nelson Pizarro said in a presentation on Friday that regulatory hurdles were only adding to problems that have long plagued Chile's mines.
May 27, 2019 Brazil’s Usiminas approves 1.38B reais in new investments The board of Brazilian steelmaker Usiminas has approved roughly 1.38 billion reais ($344 million) in new capital expenditures.
May 27, 2019 Brazil’s Vale names logistics exec as new coal and ferrous metals chief The world's top iron ore miner has named Marcelo Spinelli as its new head of coal and ferrous metals.
May 26, 2019 Earthquake rattles northern Peru near gold and copper mines The tremor prompted officials to activate emergency protocols.
May 26, 2019 Workers at Codelco’s Chuquicamata mine to vote on strike action Unionized workers rejected on Saturday the miner’s final contract negotiation offer and announced that they will vote on a proposal to go on strike.
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…
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