December 12, 2018

Anti-mine stance eases in second-largest copper producer

Cajamarca could attract as much as $18.2 billion investment in new projects, according to the Mines and Energy Ministry.

December 12, 2018

Germany secures access to world’s second-largest lithium deposit

The partners expect to produce up to 40,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year beginning in 2022.

December 12, 2018

Vale buys innovator New Steel for $500m

Vale has focused on sales of better quality iron ore, mostly from its S11D project in Pará state, as demand for the cleaner and less polluting product rises in China,…

December 12, 2018

BHP calls off sale of Cerro Colorado copper mine as buyer backs out

The world’s No.1 miner had decided to offload Cerro Colorado mine in May last year, as part of chief executive Andrew Mackenzie’s bid to focus on large assets in commodities such…

December 12, 2018

Toronto miner Amarillo allowed to stay in Brazil

The company received approval for a three-year extension of its mining concessions for the Posse gold deposit.

December 11, 2018

TechMet appoints Admiral Mike Mullen Chairman of advisory board

TechMet has been operational for over a year and has assets, deployed in mining, processing and recycling projects around the world, including Canada, Brazil, Rwanda and Burundi.

December 11, 2018

Newcrest expands footprint in Chile with two gold deals

The Australian major has signed option and farm-in agreements for Cornerstone Capital Resources’ Miocene and Mirasol Mining's Gorbea properties, all of them in northern Chile.

December 11, 2018

Rio’s partner in Aussie copper project says nothing great about it so far

Antipa Minerals reported "weak mineralization" in a target area that is part of the Citadel project, which has been touted as likely rich in copper.

December 11, 2018

Anglo ending 2018 on high note, predicts higher output, lower costs

The diversified miner anticipates 2018 production to be 2% ahead of previous guidance and costs to be 5% below.

December 10, 2018

Newcrest options Cornerstone’s Miocene property

Miocene is in the Atacama and Antofagasta regions of Chile, where Cornerstone is targeting epithermal gold-silver and porphyry gold-copper deposits.