March 14, 2018

Chile’s Escondida invites union to early labor talks

Last year, a more than month-long strike at Escondida ended with workers opting to extend their previous contract through July 31 of this year instead of replacing it.

March 14, 2018

Pinochet’s son mining permit application causes controversy in Chile

The Mayor of the city of Quilpué rejected the proposal.

March 14, 2018

Canadian miner allowed to extract and export Chilean lithium

The company now has an extraction quota of 88,885 metric tonnes of metallic lithium.

March 13, 2018

These charts show just why copper price fundamentals are so strong

The world's 10 largest copper mines accounted for 25% global output in 2017 – on average these deposits were discovered 95 YEARS ago.

March 13, 2018

Barrick chairman Thornton boosts ownership with major share buy

The boss of the world's top gold miner has bought 306,000 additional shares in the company.

March 13, 2018

Anglo says cleaning up mining will earn it billions in profit

Mining is a dirty business, but Anglo American Plc Chief Executive Officer Mark Cutifani says it doesn’t have to be.

March 13, 2018

Antofagasta more than doubles dividend on strong copper prices

Chile-focused miner is raising its dividend by 177%.

March 12, 2018

Anglo American halts output at Brazil ore unit after duct failure

Anglo said there was leakage of a mixture of iron ore and water to a local watershed.

March 12, 2018

Over 37% of Bolivia’s population benefiting from the mining sector.

Ross Beaty, Chairman of Pan American Silver and Pablo Guzman, Bolivian Ambassador in Canada, provided opening remarks highlighting the importance of silver mining in Bolivia and positive relations between Canada…

March 11, 2018

Chile’s Codelco inks deal on Ecuador copper project

The project could become the first mine Codelco operates abroad.