February 8, 2019 At least three Chilean copper mines halted due to heavy rain Codelco has halted operations at its Chuquicamata and Ministro Hales copper mines; Freeport-McMoRan suspended El Abra.
February 8, 2019 Hundreds evacuated in Brazil on fears over mining dams safety About 700 people were evacuated from two towns located near tailings dams operated by Vale and ArcelorMittal on mounting fears after last month's breach at Brumadinho, the country's deadliest mine…
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…
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