February 7, 2019

Goldplay counts 47m equivalent ounces silver at San Marcial

The indicated resource totals 7.6 million tonnes grading 117 g/t silver, 0.5% zinc and 0.3% lead.

February 7, 2019

Codelco sees copper output drop 1.9% in 2018

Last year, Chile's total copper production rose by 6 percent to 5.83 million tonnes.

February 7, 2019

Gainey confirms strike length at Las Margaritas

Gainey Capital’s Las Margaritas gold project in Durango, Mexico has sampled up to 40 grams gold per tonne.

February 7, 2019

ArcelorMittal sees small steel demand rise, shares slip on margin concerns

ArcelorMittal is investing in projects in Mexico and Brazil, and has bought Votorantim in Brazil and Italy's Ilva, Europe's largest capacity steel plant.

February 7, 2019

Norsk Hydro’s Q4 hit by restricted Brazil output, shares hit 2-year low

"A prolonged embargo will have negative impact on earnings, cash flow and sentiment."

February 7, 2019

Brazil set to ban upstream tailings dams after collapse kills hundreds

The National Mining Agency aims to issue an ordinance on Friday requiring that upstream tailings dams be taken down or converted into other types of dams.

February 7, 2019

Maduro sold 40% of Venezuela’s gold last year amid cash crunch

The government sold a total of 73 tonnes of gold to two firms in the United Arab Emirates and another in Turkey.

February 6, 2019

Where is lithium coming from?

Market for lithium-ion batteries, utilized for example in electric cars and other electric equipment, is growing at an impressive annual rate of 20 percent. Due to increasing demand, a vital…

February 6, 2019

CEMI looks to South America for innovation partner

The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation and the Universidad Nacional del Centro del Peru signed a MOU on February 6.

February 6, 2019

Iron ore prices reach almost two-year high

Analysts believe the price surge lines up with the market halting up to 40 million metric tonnes of Vale’s iron ore production.