July 17, 2018

World’s biggest miners want more copper but nobody’s selling

Nobody who owns a copper mine wants to give it up. Even when Glencore and Anglo American Plc were crippled by debt during the 2015 commodity slump, neither was willing…

July 16, 2018

Brazil changes rules – Mining investor big winners

Brazil has been one of the hardest hit countries since the natural resources boom ended.

July 16, 2018

McEwen Mining reports Q2 2018 production results

McEwen Mining Inc.reports consolidated production for Q2 2018 of 36,959 gold ounces and 772,432 silver ounces, using a 75:1 gold to silver ratio.

July 16, 2018

Fura Gems grabs more ruby assets in Mozambique

Gemstone producer us is expanding its footprint in Mozambique by acquiring nine ruby assets from ASX-listed Mustang Resources and Regius Resources Group.

July 16, 2018

Vale’s iron ore output hit fresh record high despite trucker strike

Iron ore output hit 96.755-million tonnes in the three months to June 30, while pellet output reached 12.838-million tonnes, despite a nationwide truck drivers strike that paralyzed the country in…

July 15, 2018

Chilean government wants conflict at Escondida to be over

The possibility of a strike was talked about over the weekend.

July 15, 2018

Copper trains ransacked by ‘Moles’ in full-moon desert heists

A common target for the thieves is Antofagasta Plc’s logistics unit Grupo FCAB, which owns and operates about 700 kilometers of railway lines used to transport cathode and semi-processed copper.

July 15, 2018

Argentina releases mining census, made $1321 million in 2016

Over 1,500 mining companies were operating in the South American country in 2016.

July 13, 2018

Miramont expands Peruvian project but can’t drill just yet

The Canadian miner plans to acquire the rights to the Milenos 32 concession adjacent to its Cerro Hermoso project in Peru.

July 13, 2018

Copper trains ransacked by ‘moles’ in full-moon desert heists

Thieves leap from trucks onto trains as they roll through Chile’s Atacama Desert, before throwing 80-kilo slabs of copper to the ground and disappearing.