June 26, 2018

Copper sinks on the wrong sort of supply disruption: Andy Home

Disruption to copper's supply chain has taken place at the refined metal segment of the chain, distorting trade flows but not directly removing units from the supply-demand balance.

June 26, 2018

Yamana kicks off production at Argentina’s gold-silver mine

The miner, which has set an exploration objective of adding one million gold equivalent ounces to Cerro Moro's mineral inventory, has hiked its exploration budget for 2018 to $11.2 million…

June 26, 2018

Tinka stock jumps after drill result

Zinc!

June 25, 2018

Workers at Codelco’s Chuquicamata mine threaten strike

Workers are threatening to walk off the job soon to protest plans to transform the century-old open pit into an underground mine.

June 25, 2018

Samarco could reach partial deal with Brazil prosecutors on Monday

Samarco's operations have been suspended since Brazil's mining disaster.

June 25, 2018

Lithium demand from battery makers to almost double by 2027

Strong demand growth will be largely focused on high-grade lithium, according to research firm Roskill.

June 25, 2018

Escondida labour dispute is unresolved

Mine accounts for 2.5 per cent of Chile's economy.

June 24, 2018

Chile’s Codelco says unions at Salvador mine reject early wage deal

Workers are pushing off further negotiations until later this year when their contracts expire.

June 22, 2018

Chile’s SQM decides not to hire ex-Chairman Ponce as adviser

Ponce has held power at SQM since it was privatized under Pinochet in the 1980s and is still the largest shareholder.

June 21, 2018

Global copper output up 7.1 pct in first three months of 2018

Miners around the globe produced 330,000 more tonnes of copper between January and March this year than in the same period of 2017, helped by higher production in world’s leader…