March 28, 2018

Kinross closer to making decision on reopening gold mine in Chile

Operations at La Coipa mine, located in in northern Chile, were halted in 2013, when the targeted orebody run out of riches.

March 28, 2018

Aura Minerals wants to reactivate projects under care and maintenance

The miner is working towards reactivating its Aranzazu and São Francisco gold projects in Mexico and Brazil, respectively.

March 28, 2018

Japan’s JXTG raises profit forecast despite $1.2bn charge

The Japanese energy and metals company said the impairment loss at its Caserones copper mine in Chile was due to higher production costs.

March 27, 2018

Copper price: 120% premium for Brazil junior another bullish sign

Oz Minerals offers top dollar for Avanco which boasts top private equity players and Glencore as major shareholders.

March 26, 2018

Labour groups file OECD complaint against BHP and Vale over dam-burst disaster

The accident killed 19 people, left hundreds homeless and unemployed and caused sludge to wash downstream into the neighbouring state of Espírito Santo.

March 26, 2018

Lundin closes $400-million financing to complete Ecuador gold project

Lundin has been developing Fruta del Norte for over a year, following an agreement with Ecuador’s government allowing the miner to move ahead with the gold project, the country's biggest.

March 26, 2018

SolGold on a roll, confirms major copper-gold target at Ecuador project

Results from 11 of the 12 drilling rigs at its 85%-owned Cascabel copper-gold project, suggest there is much more intense mineralization in the property than thought earlier, the company said.

March 26, 2018

Two risks threaten commodities, one bullish, one bearish: Russell

The are two main factors that appear to be emerging that may threaten an end to the current quite rosy picture surrounding demand for commodities such as iron ore, steel…

March 25, 2018

Deadline approaching for $2.4 million start-up competition in USA

Launched in 2016, Mining Lab is a pioneering program in the mining sector. The first edition, which is currently underway, was aimed at renewable energy and nanotechnology. Five projects are…

March 25, 2018

Workers at Chilean mine Escondida accept early contract talks

Failure to reach a labor deal caused a 44-day strike at the mine last year.