October 16, 2018 Vale rules out major acquisitions CEO Fabio Schvartsman said the company would only invest further in nickel if global prices for the metal rise from $13,000 per tonne currently to around $20,000 per tonne.
October 15, 2018 Rio Tinto Says Q3 production falls on planned maintenance and safety pauses Iron shipments fell about 5 percent, hurt by planned maintenance and safety pauses across all operations following a fatality.
October 15, 2018 BHP raises stake in promising Ecuador copper project BHP has agreed to pay 45 pence per SolGold share.
October 15, 2018 Brazil’s Vale third-quarter iron ore output hits all-time high Iron ore production at the S11D and Carajás projects grew nearly 20 percent to record 53.9 million tonnes, accounting for most of the increase.
October 14, 2018 What’s next as Tianqi, SQM face off in Chile court On Oct. 11, Chile's Constitutional Court put the brakes on a $4 billion deal allowing the sale of A 24 percent stake in SQM to China's Tianqi Lithium Corp.
October 12, 2018 Chile environmental court orders Barrick to close Pascua-Lama gold mine The operation was put on hold in 2013 due to environmental issues, political opposition, labor unrest and development costs that ballooned to $8.5 billion.
October 12, 2018 World’s top copper producer faces lengthy smelter halt at major mine Chile's Codelco is in the midst of upgrading its smelter at Chuquicamata, its second largest operation by size, to comply with stricter emissions standards coming in effect in December.
October 12, 2018 Canada’s Rusoro Mining reaches $1.3B deal with Venezuela Settlement creates partnership that could lead to restarting production at Rusoro's former mines in the South American country.
October 11, 2018 Court says Colombia votes cannot block mining, oil projects A wave of environmentally focused anti-mining referendums over the past 18 months have worried investors.
October 11, 2018 Chilean court suspends sale to Tianqi of stake in lithium miner SQM The Constitutional Court said it would hear arguments in the case on Oct. 22.
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