January 15, 2018 Brazilian miner Vale ordered to repair environmental damage Federal prosecutors announced ruling in a statement that said electricity transmission lines and a bauxite pipeline damaged soil and silted up rivers.
January 15, 2018 Rio Tinto 2017 iron ore exports up 1 percent, maintains 2018 guidance On Tuesday Global miner Rio Tinto reported a 1 percent rise in iron ore shipments for 2017 to 330.1 million tonnes, meeting its guidance.
January 15, 2018 Tahoe cutting 250 jobs at Escobal mine in Guatemala on reopening delays Canadian miner cited uncertainty over whether it will ever have its mining license for the operation reinstated as main reason for the layoffs.
January 15, 2018 McEwen 2017 output fails to impress, but gold prices boost shares The Canadian precious metals miner produced 109,947 gold ounces and 3,178,742 silver ounces, last year, roughly in line with full-year guidance of 109,500 ounces of gold and 3,337,000 silver ounces.
January 14, 2018 2 dead, 17 miners missing following Peru earthquake An earthquake in Peru on Sunday has claimed two lives and caused an illegal mine to collapse.
January 12, 2018 How China is locking up critical resources in the US’s own backyard China’s global resource grab, and the ramifications for the rest of the world, are on my radar screen. Are they on yours? If not, maybe they should be.
January 12, 2018 First Majestic expands Mexico footprint with $320M Primero Mining acquisition With the friendly takeover First Majestic gains Primero’s flagship asset, the San Dimas silver-gold mine, located in the state of Durango.
January 11, 2018 Yamana Gold provides preliminary 2017 operational results and an update on construction activities at Cerro Moro There was strong production momentum, which continued into the fourth quarter and for the full year 2017
January 11, 2018 Mali mine takes B2Gold 2017 output to record high This is the ninth consecutive year the Canadian miner achieves record annual gold production.
January 11, 2018 Rio Tinto pulls offer for stake in world’s largest lithium miner Decision doesn’t mean the miner has abandoned plans to capitalize on the electric-car boom, sources familiar with the matter say.
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
