May 28, 2018 Mexico violence hits Canadian silver miner’s operations Pan American Silver Corp became the latest company to curtail operations in Mexico due to rising violence and crime.
May 28, 2018 Canadian junior Millbrook aims to lead Cuba’s mining pack In late April, Millbrook Minerals became the first copper-zinc explorer to sign an International Economic Association (IEA) contract with Cuba's GeoMinera, becoming the first Canadian firm to sign a deal…
May 27, 2018 Trump metals tariffs make Granite City great again, but at what cost? The United States Steel Corp is re-hiring or recruiting around 500 workers as it readies for production in mid-June at a blast furnace it idled in 2015.
May 25, 2018 Copper king’s gender push rings hollow with all-male board Codelco just achieved a new, less enviable mantle -- the only major mining company with an all-male board and senior management team.
May 25, 2018 Chile’s Codelco profits up slightly despite rising costs Codelco chief executive Nelson Pizarro said a strong copper price in early 2018 had offset the impacts of rising production costs.
May 25, 2018 Chile’s Piñera taps businessman Benavides as Codelco chairman Benavides had previously led Falabella, one of Latin America's largest retailers with operations spanning department stores, supermarkets, malls and more.
May 25, 2018 Vale sees key mine topping iron ore output forecasts in 2018 -source Brazilian miner Vale SA expects iron ore output at its premier S11D mine to reach 58 million tonnes this year.
May 25, 2018 Trump “victories” on trade are anything but As the year has progressed, the underbrush has gotten thornier, Trump's progress on trade has slowed, and now it has likely stopped altogether.
May 25, 2018 In lithium hot spot, ghost towns recall another boom gone bust While lithium today isn’t the linchpin of Chile’s economy (that would be copper), miners are aggressively expanding production.
May 24, 2018 Lithium price: Massive supply response gets underway SQM, world no 3 lithium miner, plans to nearly quadruple capacity in fewer than three years – to the equivalent of 84% of global output last year.
Silver price nears $90 as record run continues Spot prices gained more than 4% on Tuesday morning to set a new all-time high of $89.05 per ounce. January 13, 2026 | 09:55 am