February 15, 2019

Eight Vale employees arrested in Brazil as part of dam collapse probe

Four people from the German consulting group Tüv Süd, company that certified the safety of Vale’s dams, were also detained.

February 14, 2019

Investors applaud Yamana Gold’s Q4 results

Yamana Gold’s stock was up 4.65% in after hours trading.

February 14, 2019

Silvercrest finds another vein at Las Chispas

The company intersected high grade silver and gold mineralization along a 1.5 km strike length at Babi Sur.

February 14, 2019

Copper miner’s $10B bet comes to life in Panama jungle

Poised to supply a global market that’s tipping into deficit gives First Quantum Minerals Ltd. a chance to prove its $10 billion investment was worth all the trouble.

February 14, 2019

Barrick Gold faces challenges to develop Latin America mines

Seven weeks into the job, Barrick Gold Corp.’s new boss has already discovered, first hand, the challenges of developing and mining giant deposits in Latin America.

February 14, 2019

South32’s Colombia ferronickel unit avoids strike with mine unions

South32 produces nickel from ferronickel in an open pit mine near the municipality of Montelibano, in the western department of Cordoba.

February 14, 2019

China iron ore imports rise on pre-holiday restocking

Iron ore supply is expected to tighten after the Vale accident, but actual effects in the Chinese market will not occur until late March.

February 14, 2019

Brazilian mine tragedy will not be the last tailings dam disaster

Our current prediction is for 19 very serious failures between 2018 and 2027.

February 14, 2019

Sierra Metals one step closer to expanding Yauricocha mine in Peru

Yauricocha's reserves are, in the proven category, 1.8 million tonnes and a little over 7 million tonnes in the probable category.

February 13, 2019

BMO: Silvercrest Metals could be ‘takeover candidate’

SilverCrest is “an attractive takeout candidate for a mid-tier gold and/or silver producer.”