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.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
