January 10, 2018 Lundin Gold to start building Ecuador’s largest underground mine Fruta del Norte is expected to produce 340koz of gold per year over 13 years.
January 10, 2018 Bacanora seeks expansion of German lithium project with newly acquired exploration licence The Falkenhain deposit, in the German state of Saxony, is located about 5 km from another Bacanora asset in Germany — the 50%-owned Zinnwald lithium project.
January 9, 2018 Chile’s Andina mine to be modified to protect glaciers Codelco will invest $250 million to modify the shape of the current pit.
January 9, 2018 Workers at Colombia’s Cerrejon coal mine say they could strike over wages Unless disagreements at negotiations for wages and benefits are resolved by Jan. 19
January 9, 2018 Hudbay Minerals expands footprint in Peru The miner’s local subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire mining properties in southern Peru near its Constancia copper mine.
January 9, 2018 Vale closes sale of fertilizer business to Mosaic for $1.4 billion Brazilian mining giant is retaining control of the TIPLAM port terminal, which was originally included in the deal.
January 8, 2018 Equinox Gold to start full-scale construction at Brazilian mine The Canadian miner wants to increase production to 135,000 ounces of gold per year.
January 5, 2018 Peru’s environmental deregulation to spur more mining-related protests: analysts The approval of the supreme decree 042-2017 in December might generate more unrest.
January 5, 2018 CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.
January 5, 2018 Mining investments in Peru grew by 54.8% in November Investments grew by 54.8% compared to the same month of 2016.
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
