April 17, 2018

New drilling products displayed at Expomin will mean more productivity

Held every two years, Expomin will take place April 23-27, 2018 at the Espacio Riesco Convention Center in Santiago, Chile.

April 17, 2018

After setbacks, Anglo American counting on turnaround for Minas-Rio mine

Minas-Rio is Anglo American’s biggest development project, and its bet on the future of iron ore.

April 16, 2018

Chilean parliament urges Codelco to meet with El Teniente workers

The Mining Committee of the Lower Chamber met with Codelco executives, employees, and other stakeholders.

April 16, 2018

Anglo gives 30-day leave to workers at suspended Brazil iron ore mine

The company halted production and transport operations for 90 days at the Minas-Rio mine to comply with a request by authorities that it inspects a pipeline that has leaked twice.

April 16, 2018

Brazil’s Vale reports iron ore output slips in Q1

The world's top iron ore producer said that heavy rains in the first three months of the year impacted its output.

April 15, 2018

Authorities bring down illegal mining site in the Peruvian Amazon

The Madre de Dios region has seen a surge in illegal mining operations.

April 15, 2018

Argentinian secretaries to jail for Veladero spill

The officials are accused of abuse of power in the case of the 2015 cyanide spill at Barrick Gold's Veladero mine.

April 13, 2018

Teck extends partnership with UN Women

Canada's largest diversified miner Teck Resources is amping up its corporate social responsibility game.

April 12, 2018

Impact of electric cars in medium-term copper demand ‘overrated’, experts say

Increasing disposable income in emerging economies and the adoption of greener technologies, are the two factors to drive most of the expected increased demand in copper during the next five…

April 11, 2018

Labour conflict at Torex mine in Mexico cools off

Los Mineros Union, led by expat in Vancouver Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, had been fighting since November 2017, to be the legally constituted union at the ELG Mine Complex.