February 13, 2019 BHP’s board approves funding for BP-led U.S. oil project The $696m move comes about a month after London-listed oil and gas major BP discovered further oil prospects in the Gulf of Mexico.
February 13, 2019 SNC-Lavalin bonds weaken as S&P cuts company to cusp of junk The company said it failed to reach an agreement with a client in a dispute over a mining project in Latin America, prompting it to slash its profit forecast by…
February 13, 2019 ‘Let’s make Vale private again,’ but just not yet State-development bank BNDES intends to sell shares in the miner, but has yet to find a good moment to do so.
February 13, 2019 Peru environmental watchdog rules out tailings spill at Southern Copper mine Peru's environmental regulator OEFA has concluded that mining waste from the company's Cuajone mine did not spill into a river during heavy rains last week.
February 13, 2019 Colombia coal output likely to hold steady in 2019, companies say The Andean nation is the world's fifth-largest exporter of coal.
February 13, 2019 China’s iron ore futures extend pullback amid supply speculation "I think this is just a natural volatility after such a big supply shock"
February 13, 2019 Hochschild Mining halts Peruvian mine on low silver prices The company said that any potential restart would be dependent on market conditions.
February 13, 2019 Barrick Gold posts $1.2 billion quarterly loss, sees cost rising in 2019 The company pinned the cost increases partly on mining ending at its low-cost Cortez Hills open pit in Nevada in the first half of the year.
February 13, 2019 Teck misses Q4 profit estimates on lower copper, zinc and oil prices Canada’s largest diversified miner saw its quarterly profit drop 41.5 % from the year earlier, amid lower prices for copper, zinc and oil.
February 12, 2019 NGOs push to expel Brazil miner Vale from UN pact over dam disaster "The Brumadinho disaster shows that favoring profit over safety has been Vale's standard operating procedure."
Chile copper supply gains seen years away, mining council warns Chile has the project pipeline to lift annual production to 7 million metric tons from about 5.4 million tons. January 23, 2026 | 10:08 am