January 22, 2018 Rising mineral prices trigger artisanal and small-scale mining ‘explosion’ — report An estimated 40.5 million people were directly engaged in ASM last year, up from 30 million in 2014, 13 million in 1999 and only 6 million in 1993.
January 22, 2018 Aurubis buys Codelco’s shares in Deutsche Giessdraht The parties have agreed not to release the transaction price.
January 22, 2018 Agarwal plans to keep his Anglo American stake for a long time Indian commodities billionaire said the rally in Anglo American Plc vindicated his personal bet in the mining group.
January 21, 2018 Tahoe denies reports of water contamination Tahoe Resources (TSX, NYSE:THO) is denying a media report issued on Thursday that its Shahuindo mine in Peru has contaminated local water supplies.
January 19, 2018 Crystallex requests new hearing in lawsuit against Venezuela The Canadian company alleges that the South American country is performing “fraudulent transfers.”
January 19, 2018 Union at Colombia’s Cerrejon to hear wage offer before possible strike vote "We will meet with the company... after a request from them to present a new offer, the fourth in this negotiation," said the Sintracarbon union president.
January 18, 2018 Copper miners challenged by water supply "Water demand will increase because it will be necessary to process more material to obtain the same amount of copper": Wood Mackenzie.
January 18, 2018 Chile’s regulator orders permanent closure of Barrick’s Pascua-Lama mine Agency also cut a 2013 fine for violations to $11.5 million (7 billion Chilean pesos) from the previous $16 million it had charged Barrick Gold, but later forced to review…
January 17, 2018 Torex restarts operations in Mexico despite blockade The miner and the current operating union re-established plant access through a road used during construction.
January 17, 2018 Output at Chile’s Escondida copper mine falls 7.8 pct in 2017 The decline to 903,000 tonnes came despite the start of operations at a new wing.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
