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…
April 4, 2018 Brazil state fines Anglo American $37.73 million over pipeline leak The leak in the pipeline, which carries slurry to a port in Rio de Janeiro state, occurred on March 12 and forced the miner to suspend operations until March 27.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
