May 30, 2019

Chile’s Codelco Q1 copper production tumbles 18% y/y

Chilean copper giant Codelco produced 342,000 tonnes of copper from its mines in the first quarter of 2019.

May 29, 2019

Eike Batista plots his comeback and offers advice to Elon Musk

While differences between the men are glaring -- Musk wants his electric cars to break the world’s fossil fuel addiction -- the sudden downfall of Batista’s oil company offers a…

May 28, 2019

Mexico’s Zacatecas state offers to mediate Newmont Goldcorp mine dispute

The dispute at Penasquito, Mexico's largest gold and silver mine, has led to losses for public coffers and the firm, as well as lost pay for workers and contractors.

May 28, 2019

Mosaic’s Brazilian unit resumes operations in Catalao mine

The Catalao mine was not in operation for two months as the company worked to bring its mine tailings dam into compliance with new Brazilian regulation.

May 28, 2019

Vale downplays risk of dam break at Gongo Soco mine

Vale said risk of a new dam break as a consequence of an unstable embankment at Gongo Soco open pit, in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, are now minimal.

May 28, 2019

Portofino receives encouraging results from Yergo lithium brine project in Argentina

Samples returned values of up to 373 mg/L lithium, and up to 8,001 mg/L potassium.

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.