July 3, 2018 Brazilian ex-billionaire Batista sentenced to 30 years in jail for bribery Eike Batista, who was once one of the richest men in the world, was found guilty of bribing former Rio de Janeiro governor Sergio Cabral in exchange for contracts.
July 3, 2018 Bankers have gone AWOL in the race to build more lithium mines Despite bullish forecasts for global demand, lithium may have a funding problem.
July 3, 2018 Glencore hammered as US requests documents in corruption probe Shares fell as much as 13% after the miner and commodities trader was told by US Department of Justice to produce documents on Nigeria, Congo and Venezuela.
July 1, 2018 Oil and mining sector continue to grow in Peru The mining sector showed an interannual growth of 0.16 per cent in May.
July 1, 2018 Richest man in Mexico partners with Goldcorp Minera Frisco and Goldcorp’s subsidiary Minera Peñasquito are joining forces in Zacatecas.
June 29, 2018 A self-exiled ex-fugitive is making Mexican billionaires nervous Mining-union leader Napoleon Gomez Urrutia, who fled to Canada more than a decade ago after being accused of embezzlement, is on the short list for a senate seat in Mexico.
June 29, 2018 Chile injects $1bn into state-owned copper giant Codelco The figure, though significant, is minor when taken in the context of Codelco’s $18 billion investment plan aimed at upgrading its aging mines and dealing with dwindling ore grades.
June 29, 2018 Rio Tinto ready to splash out on copper The world's No.2 mining company needs copper to reduce its reliance on iron ore.
June 29, 2018 Sibanye, Regulus join efforts to develop Argentina’s Altar project Sibanye Canada and Regulus’ newly formed Argentinean subsidiary Aldebaran Resources will create a strategic partnership to unlock value at the copper-gold project, located in the San Juan province.
June 29, 2018 China’s No.1 maker of battery cells for EVs to build plant in Germany A German battery plant could help ease an expected negative impact in the workforce employed by the local automotive industry.
Ma’aden selects Metso to deliver a gold processing plant to Ar Rjum mine The order includes process electrification, field instrumentation and automation. January 15, 2026 | 03:25 pm
