June 6, 2019 Codelco sweetens offer to avoid strike at Chuquicamata mine The company's latest proposal includes a slightly higher signing bonus than previous offers, union officials said.
June 6, 2019 Dalian iron ore falls on supply growth expectation China's iron ore dipped on Thursday and marked its weakest weekly performance in nearly two months.
June 6, 2019 First Quantum wants to operate Cobre Panama without ‘legal uncertainties’ Cobre Panama is the largest copper mine coming to market over the next couple of years and the biggest single private sector investment in Panama’s history.
June 5, 2019 Vale creates role of safety czar after two deadly dam collapses Brazilian mining giant Vale SA said on Wednesday it had created the new role of executive director for safety and operational excellence.
June 5, 2019 Ecuador’s new mining policy backs large-scale projects Government officials said they expect first exports from large-scale mining to be delivered before year-end.
June 4, 2019 Argentina rejects Barrick’s challenge to glacier protection Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling halts 44 mining projects nearby or on bodies of ice that are being evaluated.
June 4, 2019 Codelco leads $11 billion mining capital raising in 2019 Chilean state-owned copper mining giant completed $1.3 billion bond issue during the first quarter.
June 4, 2019 Panama president-elect says he will review contract with First Quantum Panamanian President-elect Laurentino Cortizo said on Tuesday his incoming government would review a contract awarded to a subsidiary of Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals.
June 4, 2019 Venezuela is said to default on gold swap with Deutsche Bank Venezuela has defaulted on a gold swap agreement valued at $750 million with Deutsche Bank, prompting the lender to take control of the precious metal which was used as collateral.
June 4, 2019 Argentine court denies challenge to law against mining on glaciers Argentina's Supreme Court on Tuesday shot down a challenge to an environmental law banning mining in glacial areas that had been brought by Canadian miner Barrick Gold.
Iran says potential energy, mining deals on table in talks with US Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces but on Sunday took a conciliatory line. February 15, 2026 | 09:34 am