November 16, 2018 Lundin confirms job cuts at Chile’s Candelaria copper mine Canadian miner Lundin is cutting 106 jobs at its Candelaria copper mine "improve competitiveness and productivity", amid reports that workers had begun a 48-hour strike.
November 16, 2018 Teck to name partner in Chilean copper project in December Canada’s largest diversified miner is also studying a Phase 3 for Quebrada Blanca, which would double the mine’s capacity to 600,000 tonnes of copper a year from the 300,000 it’s…
November 16, 2018 World Gold Council announces update to AISC guidance It is expected that companies may choose to use the updated guidance starting January 1, 2019.
November 16, 2018 Komatsu autonomous haulage system sets new haulage record The Japanese firm's truck has achieved the unprecedented milestone of more than two billion tonnes of surface material moved autonomously.
November 15, 2018 Chile trims its 2018, 2019 copper price forecasts Cochilco lowered its average copper price prediction for this year by $0.03 to $2.97 per pound on Thursday in its second negative projection in six months.
November 15, 2018 Zinc One receives positive results from Peruvian project Results are from the Bongará Zinc Mine located in north-central Peru.
November 15, 2018 Antofagasta approves $1.3B expansion of Los Pelambres mine The company said the expansion, to start in early 2019, would add an average 60,000 tonnes of copper a year to its production over the first 15 years of operation.
November 14, 2018 Vale holds talks to expand world’s biggest open-pit iron mine While the project known as S11D isn’t scheduled to hit its 90-million-ton capacity until 2020, China’s appetite for the mine’s low-cost, high-grade ore continues to grow.
November 14, 2018 Miners’ spending on hunt for copper, EV metals hits $10 billion Budgets jumped about 19%, outpacing last year’s gain.
November 14, 2018 Vale-BHP Brazil joint venture Samarco names mining exec as new CFO Cavalcanti joins Samarco as it attempts to renegotiate billions of dollars in debt with creditors and restart operations after a tailing dam burst in 2015, killing 19 people.
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