August 2, 2018 Copper price: BHP plans for Escondida strike BHP said final wage offer rejected on Thursday was "best collective labor contract at a private mine in the country."
August 1, 2018 Tahoe Resources posts quarterly loss on Guatemala mine dispute The Nevada-based company posted a second-quarter loss of $15.6 million, or 5 cents per share, compared to a profit of $33.5 million, or 11 cents per share, in the year-ago…
August 1, 2018 Chilean workers vote to strike at world’s biggest copper mine Workers at BHP Billiton Ltd's Escondida mine in Chile, the world's biggest copper mine, have voted to reject a company wage offer and go on strike.
July 31, 2018 Falling Chinese electric car production wrenches lithium price The world’s automakers “don’t worry about lithium supply anymore” – Simon Moores.
July 31, 2018 Workers at Chile’s Caserones copper mine vote to strike – union The main union at Chile's Caserones mine has rejected operator Lumina Copper's final contract offer and workers have approved strike action.
July 31, 2018 McEwen Mining posts loss on strong investment to grow key assets The Canadian precious metals miner logged a $10.6-million net loss for the first half of the year following a $49-million investment in its Gold Bar, Black Fox and Los Azules…
July 31, 2018 Fresnillo soars despite profit drop on Silverstream revaluation Silverstream valuation had an adverse effect on profit before income tax, which came down 16.6% to $323 million.
July 30, 2018 Brazil studying auction of rights to six unexplored mining areas in 2019 The unexplored areas that have significant potential output of copper, gold, phosphate and other minerals.
July 30, 2018 Union official at Chile’s Escondida mine predicts ‘overwhelming’ vote against BHP offer Union members have until Wednesday to finish voting on the company's proposal.
July 30, 2018 US State Department sees ‘minimum’ impact from Keystone XL new route The alternate route approved last year by Nebraska regulators is expected to have minor to moderate effects on three of the eight environmental categories the U.S. State Department assessed.
Italy seeks over $8 billion in damages from ArcelorMittal over ILVA steelworks, FT reports Acciaierie d'Italia has sued over alleged mismanagement of the steelworks. January 12, 2026 | 01:23 pm
