April 9, 2018

Juniors struggle to compete with majors in exploration — Chile’s Mining Society

One of the main problems, says the head of Chile’s Mining Society, Diego Hernández, is miners have no incentives to do anything with the assets they already own and is…

April 9, 2018

Venezuelan army’s economic prize begets a bloody grab for gold

The bank is selling off gold to keep the country afloat, drawing down its reserves of the metal to $6.6 bn from almost $20 bn at the beginning of 2012.

April 9, 2018

Anglo looks past turmoil toward its next big copper bet in Peru

Anglo American Plc is moving towards a multibillion-dollar decision on building the world’s next major copper mine in Peru.

April 9, 2018

Relations sour at giant copper pit with automation looming

Relations between the world’s largest copper producer, Codelco, and unions in its Chuquicamata division have reached the lowest point in years.

April 8, 2018

ICSID rejects BSGR’s motion in battle over Simandou iron ore project in Guinea

The information was made public by The Wall Street Journal, whose journalists had access to a procedural order.

April 8, 2018

Quellaveco copper mine in Peru could be reactivated

There are signs that the stalled $5 billion project could be reactivated.

April 6, 2018

Copper pipeline lowest in a century

While appetite for copper-mining assets is picking up, a supply crunch is imminent, experts say.

April 6, 2018

Valcambi refines gold from Minera Limata co-operative, a small-scale mine in Peru.

Valcambi, the Swiss gold refiner, announced today that it is entering into a long-term supply agreement with the Minera Limata Limitada mining co-operative Concession AFC 12 (LIMATA AFC 12), a…

April 5, 2018

Venezuelan Catholic Church worried about mining devastation

"The church but the entire world is worried about the environmental degradation that unregulated mining activities are causing in the Bolívar and Amazonas states."

April 5, 2018

World’s top miner BHP quits global coal group over climate stance

The miner is withdrawing from the World Coal Association over a clash of views on how to fight climate change, with BHP saying it’ll reap little benefit from staying on…