December 23, 2018 Strong Chilean copper project pipeline expected to come online — report The report does have a caveat.
December 21, 2018 Eight months and millions later, Anglo American restarts Minas Rio mine The massive iron ore mine was expected to produce 16 million tonnes this year, but that will now generate just 3 million tonnes of the steelmaking material.
December 21, 2018 ePower Metals buys Magenta cobalt project in Mexico Magenta hosts numerous high-grade cobalt/gold/silver/nickel vein and skarn style deposits.
December 20, 2018 Miners are budgeting for a recovery in copper Don’t listen to what miners say. Look at what they do.
December 20, 2018 Codelco agrees 3-year “evergreen” deals with clients in strategy overhaul We are focusing on the good clients who have an end-user market.
December 20, 2018 Bechtel opens mining innovation center in Chile The new unit is in charge of developing new technologies that boost productivity, promote environmental sustainability and improve worker safety.
December 20, 2018 Australia’s top gold miner boosts bet on Ecuador copper project Newcrest Mining has upped its holdings in Ecuador-focused explorer SolGold to 15.33% from 13.83%, nudging further ahead of the company's second biggest shareholder BHP.
December 19, 2018 Largo more than doubles strike length at NAN vanadium deposit Largo expects to table a maiden resource at NAN in early 2019 after receiving all the assays from its latest program.
December 18, 2018 Australia federal court narrows BHP’s suits over Samarco disaster BHP said it expected to record a charge of $650 million in its fiscal 2018 results on account of the failure but the charge was at the lower end of…
December 17, 2018 Randgold to cease trading as merger with Barrick gets final approval The planned merger, which creates the world's top gold miner by value and output, has been approved by the Royal Court of Jersey.
Ivanhoe Mines begins copper anode production at new Congo smelter The facility, with a steady-state capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum, would be the largest in Africa once ramped up. January 02, 2026 | 08:44 am
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Vale Indonesia halts mining activities on delayed approval for 2026 output plan All miners in Indonesia are required to submit an annual production plan for official approval with the government setting output quotas for the industry. January 02, 2026 | 07:57 am