March 6, 2018

Barrick moves forward with plan to make every employee an owner

The gold miner’s employees will receive this year 90 shares each, taking the total held by staff to more than 1.5 million shares.

March 5, 2018

Workers at Cajamarquilla zinc smelter in Peru start strike -union

The strike started at 7:30 (12:30 GMT) and has affected production at the smelter, said the union's secretary general, Simon Diaz.

March 5, 2018

Trump ups trade pressure on Canada, Mexico; senior Republicans urge rethink

Trump said Canada and Mexico could avoid planned steel and aluminum tariffs if they ceded ground in talks on a new NAFTA trade deal.

March 4, 2018

Lundin Gold eyes growth after mine in Ecuador built

“We want to grow to be an at least 1-million-ounce-a-year producer with three to four operations,” said Chief Executive Ron Hochstein at PDAC.

March 2, 2018

US judge rules against Venezuela in dispute with Rusoro

Judge Richard J. Leon has stayed Rusoro’s CSID Expropriation award against Venezuela registered in the U.S.

March 2, 2018

Trump sours flagging NAFTA talks with steel trade war threats

Canada, the biggest foreign supplier of steel and aluminum to the United States, quickly pledged to retaliate if necessary.

March 2, 2018

Eike Batista’s ex-wife says he hid a gold mine during divorce

Eike Batista, the former billionaire who lost his fortune and spent time in jail for alleged corruption, has a new headache: a lawsuit from his ex-wife.

March 2, 2018

Codelco union leader fears privatization by new Chile president

Chile’s incoming government is working on a plan to break up Codelco into northern and southern divisions.

March 2, 2018

Tapping the lithium rush, Canadian miner stakes claims in Utah

The play by Vancouver-based MGX Minerals is part of a global scramble for the super-light metal used in smart phones and electric vehicles.

March 2, 2018

Chile to attract $65 billion in mining investments by 2038 — minister

According to minister Aurora Williams, miners with operations in the country currently spend $20 billion on support services a year and figure is set to increase.