February 19, 2019

BHP can’t rescue iron ore market after Brazil dam disaster

'We don’t see the case for any major investment in iron ore' - Mackenzie

February 19, 2019

Miners’ waste problem will only get worse

It’s taken two tragedies in just over three years, but the mining industry is finally starting to clean up its act.

February 19, 2019

Lumina Copper faces charges, up to $55m fine for environmental breaches in Chile

This is not the first time the Chilean watchdog has fined Lumina.

February 19, 2019

South Africa’s AngloGold looks to streamline assets, Argentine mine up for sale

It is very important that we can see the assets in our mix have long-term potential and to the extent that they don't or there is other strategic reasons to…

February 19, 2019

Canadian regulator clears Newmont’s $10B merger with Goldcorp

The companies announced their planned all-share tie-up in January, just two weeks after the Barrick-Randgold merger was finalized.

February 19, 2019

LiCo Energy Metals withdraws from Chilean lithium project facing community opposition

The Vancouver-based miner said that management decided to leave Purickuta due to “unworkable property conditions."

February 19, 2019

Waterton steps up efforts to oust Hudbay Minerals CEO, board of directors

Toronto-based private-equity firm Waterton Global Resource Management is pushing for an overhaul of Hudbay Minerals’ board and the exit of the CEO, Alan Hair, over alleged "mismanagement."

February 19, 2019

BHP urges miners to create global body to oversee tailings dams

CEO Andrew Mackenzie said it was too early to say what impact the recent Vale tailings dam disaster will have on efforts to restart BHP and Vale's jointly owned Samarco…

February 18, 2019

Copper cops play game of cat and mouse around desert convoys

The new police unit has already had some success, arresting 11 people and seizing about 60 tons of mineral stolen from the copper mines.

February 18, 2019

Brazil bans upstream mining dams after Vale’s latest disaster

All so-called upstream dams need to be decommissioned or removed by August, 2021, according to a resolution the National Mining Agency published on Monday.