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.
March 28, 2019 Brazil’s Vale slashes iron ore sales estimate after dam burst Vale SA estimates selling up to 75 million tonnes less iron ore this year, after several mines were halted following its second deadly dam burst in less than four years.
March 28, 2019 Chile’s Codelco to boost production at El Teniente copper mine Output increase would position the mine, which produced 465,000 tonnes of the red metal in 2018, among the world's five largest copper operations.
March 27, 2019 Brazil’s Vale announces writedowns, profit after dam disaster Vale posted fourth-quarter profit of $3.786 billion, compared with $771 million a year earlier.
March 27, 2019 Newmont readies leadership team post-merger with Goldcorp Newmont's $10-billion acquisition of Canada’s Goldcorp is expected to close in the second quarter of the year.
Ferrexpo halts Ukraine operations, furloughs staff after power grid attacks The suspension will remain in place until power can be provided consistently at required levels, the company said. January 20, 2026 | 10:15 am
