November 23, 2018

Global iron ore market well supplied, growth in production ahead — reports

Global iron ore production will grow due to mine expansions in Brazil and increasing output from India.

November 23, 2018

Abritration Court awards South American Silver $28 million for Malku Khota in Bolivia

Exploration commenced at Malku Khota in 2003 and work on the project continued through to the expropriation in August 2012.

November 23, 2018

Edmonton miner optimistic about Peruvian copper-gold project

The Chapitos project is located in the Peruvian Iron Oxide Copper Gold belt.

November 23, 2018

Mexican miners hit by proposed changes to code

Besides tax hikes, the set of suggested rules include allowing the Ministry of Economy to name certain zones as not viable for mining.

November 22, 2018

Mexico mining selloff worsens as concerns grow on law proposals

Grupo Mexico was down 6.7 percent on Thursday at midday local time, while Penoles lost 3.8 percent.

November 22, 2018

SolGold CEO excited by prospects for Ecuadorian copper-gold

SolGold said that its Alpala project in Ecuador's Cascabel region was around double the size and grade quality it was known to be in December 2017.

November 22, 2018

SQM’s lithium sales volumes drop 27% after production delay

SQM said the previously announced delays were partly offset by high prices and 25% growth in demand in 2018 on sales to producers of electric vehicles.

November 22, 2018

Brazil steelmaker Gerdau cannot find US workers to expand production

"Our main difficulty is finding workers," said Gustavo Werneck, the chief executive officer, referring to its U.S. plants.

November 22, 2018

Indonesia to settle Freeport environment issues in weeks – ministry official

That deal is expected to end years of wrangling over ownership rights to Grasberg, the world's second-biggest copper mine.

November 22, 2018

Copper benchmark deal signals shifting supply dynamics in 2019: Andy Home

It was supposed to be a year of mine disruptions, with the market anticipating that multiple labour contract expiries would result in at least one strike.