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.
December 10, 2018 Capstone increases reserves and planned production at Mexican copper project The Cozamin project is a polymetallic underground mine with a surface milling facility.
December 10, 2018 Fortuna Silver exercises right to acquire majority stake in Mexican silver project The Vancouver-based miner has to spend $8 million in qualifying expenditures and complete a preliminary economic assessment.
December 9, 2018 Miners operating in Colombia accused of forcing people off their land According to Forjando Futuros foundation, the forced displacement was ordered by the companies but executed by either the National Army or the guerrilla.
Rising copper prices help Freeport-McMoRan offset Grasberg production dip Average copper prices rose in the fourth quarter and hit all-time highs late in December. January 22, 2026 | 10:08 am
