April 11, 2019

Lumina extends Gran Bestia in Ecuador

The company has drilled its longest continuous section of mineralization at its Gran Bestia copper-gold deposit,

April 11, 2019

Tianqi agrees truce in battle over Chilean lithium miner SQM

Tianqi's $4.1B purchase of a 24% stake in SQM went through in December, but the Chinese firm has faced push back.

April 11, 2019

Fresnillo Q1 production slumps, sticks to FY targets

The company reported lower than expected full-year profit in February while warning of headwinds including lower precious metals prices for 2019.

April 11, 2019

Newmont shareholders overwhelmingly approve $10B Goldcorp takeover, creating world’s top gold miner

Deal creates the world’s largest gold producer by output, robing Barrick of its recently cemented supremacy.

April 11, 2019

After legal battle, Los Andes Copper’s past drilling campaign receives approval

In 2017, Chile's Superintendency of Environmental Affairs filed a notice saying the campaign violated the country's environmental regulations.

April 10, 2019

Codelco ‘perfectly well’ financed for next two years — board chairman

Codelco returns all of its profits to the state and is funded by a mix of capitalization and debt.

April 10, 2019

Revitalizing its copper mines may not be sufficient to keep Chile at the fore

Demand for copper is expected to take off by the mid-2020s, but Chile is saddled with mines facing crippling declines in ore grades and a system that allows the bulk…

April 10, 2019

From turbines to thermostats: copper miners eye high-tech demand

Attempts to replace copper in a lithium-ion battery's anode with aluminum have failed so far, which bodes well for major copper miners.

April 10, 2019

Smart money is piling into oil

Oil prices jumped to five-month highs this week, pushed higher by a bullish cocktail of supply outages, geopolitical unrest and a sputtering shale sector.

April 10, 2019

McEwen ponders sale of Mexican assets

The net proceeds would be used to advance other development projects and retire a portion of the company’s debt.