April 1, 2019 Commodities’ best quarter since 2016 is tough act to follow Commodities had their best quarter in almost three years, but demand outlook is running into troubling signs in the U.S. and China, the two biggest consumers.
April 1, 2019 Eight miners suffocated in unauthorized gold mine in Peru Peru is home to several "informal" mines, where miners toil at improvised mining sites that operate outside of the law.
April 1, 2019 Vale denied stability re-certifications on 17 dams, dikes The decision comes on the same day a Brazilian court froze an additional 1 billion reais ($255 million) in assets as possible compensation for damages related to a recent evacuation…
April 1, 2019 Condor Gold hails results from metallurgical test work at Nicaragua mine Test at the company's 100%-owned La India gold project in Nicaragua confirmed 95.4% gold recovery from two samples in laboratory conditions.
March 31, 2019 Government officials call for output control at Chinese steel mills Profits are being squeezed by rising raw material prices, largely caused by production disruptions at Vale SA after the Brumardinho disaster.
March 31, 2019 Sierra Gorda union agrees deal with KGHM to avert Chile copper mine strike The union threatened strike action in mid-March.
March 30, 2019 MMG’s subsidiary in Peru rejects blockade at Las Bambas, asks for dialogue Since early February, the Indigenous community of Nueva Fuerabamba has been blocking a national highway called Corredor Minero del Sur.
March 29, 2019 Brazil’s Vale proposes increase of board, more mining execs According to a securities filing on Thursday night, three board members will be independent and nine will be appointed by controlling shareholders.
March 29, 2019 Chile’s Codelco copper output drops in 2018, profits plunge Pizarro said 18 labor negotiations at Codelco's mines affected its bottom line but that productivity increases kept costs in line with industry averages.
March 29, 2019 Maverix to buy most of the silver from Ascendant’s Honduran mine The Vancouver-based company will make an advance payment of $7.5 million for the right to purchase 22.5% of the silver produced from El Mochito mine.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
