November 29, 2018

Codelco copper output, profit falls as costs rise

Mine output fell 3 percent in the first nine months of the year as ore grades sharply declined, leading to a 12 percent drop in pretax profit.

November 28, 2018

Chile to lease inactive licenses held by top miners to juniors

Move allows major companies to lease to juniors all or part of assets they are not actively developing.

November 28, 2018

Condor Gold shares soar as Nicaragua project grows

The company extended known targets and discovered new high-grade vein systems at its La India gold project in Nicaragua.

November 28, 2018

Strike briefly shuts down operations at BHP’s Spence mine in Chile

Move followed the dismissal of 49 workers and eight supervisors, union President Ronald Salcedo said.

November 27, 2018

Tinka boosts zinc, tin resources at Ayawilca in Peru

The deposit is believed to be the largest undeveloped tin resource outside of a producing camp in Peru.

November 27, 2018

Anglo American to increase copper production in Chile

The revised guidance is part of the company's ongoing progress in a number of low cost copper growth opportunities.

November 27, 2018

BHP unveils world-class copper find near Olympic Dam in South Australia

It is already being called by some experts “the thickest high-grade copper intersection seen in years.”

November 26, 2018

Peru stops miners from exploring Rainbow Mountain tourist area

In the case of Rainbow Mountain, those in favor of conservation appear to have won out.

November 26, 2018

Venezuela pays miner $425m in move to safeguard Citgo

If the required steps to fully implement the amended settlement do not take place Crystallex will go back to court to seize assets linked to Citgo.

November 26, 2018

Former Grupo Mexico workers plan to block copper mine access

The planned industrial action is part of a longstanding dispute after Grupo Mexico fired the mine's workforce and reopened it in 2010.