October 30, 2018

Meet Escondida’s giant robotic arm – an example of open innovation

Introducing BHP's Trommel maintenance robot.

October 29, 2018

Horizonte Minerals shares tank on lower nickel project profitability

Horizonte plans to raise $443 million to begin construction on the mine in the middle of 2019, production slated for late 2021.

October 29, 2018

Spend don’t splurge, investors tell miners as M&A, capex surges

Capital expenditure among the 10 largest metals and mining companies is forecast to advance to about $35 billion this year, the first annual rise since 2013.

October 28, 2018

Protesters force Aura Minerals to suspend operations in Honduras

The company says limited access to a new area it wants to exploit makes the San Andrés mine unprofitable.

October 26, 2018

Yamana Gold sells Gualcamayo to Mineros in $85 million deal

The Gualcamayo acquisition adds 491,000 ounces of gold in reserves and 2.28 million ounces of gold in indicated mineral resources.

October 26, 2018

Leagold said restarting Santa Luz mine in Brazil requires $82 million

Santa Luz is a fully constructed open pit mine, which originally started production mid-2013 but was placed on care and maintenance in 2014.

October 26, 2018

Canadian miner’s project in Mexico halted by Hurricane Willa

Hurricane Willa made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 3 on October 23, 2018.

October 26, 2018

Chile’s court rejects lawsuit to block Nutrien’s sale of stake in SQM to Tianqi

While the decision is final and not subject to appeal, one legal hurdle remains — Pampa Group, which controls SQM, earlier this month filed an additional appeal with Chile’s TDLC…

October 26, 2018

Lupaka’s project in Peru hit by demonstrators

The protesters have blockaded the access road directly outside of the main gate of the mine.

October 26, 2018

Sibanye, Regulus to jointly develop Argentina’s Altar copper-gold project

The project, located in the San Juan province, is about 10km from the border with Chile, the world’s No. 1 copper producer.