December 11, 2017 Report investigates human rights abuse linked to Kinross Gold’s Brazilian mine A report released today documents human rights abuse tied to a Canadian mine in Brazil, a project operated by a subsidiary of Kinross Gold.
December 11, 2017 Brazil’s Samarco wins waste permits in small step toward resuming operations The permits issued by Minas Gerais state, where the mine is located, allow for the construction of a waste system in a depleted mine to receive tailings.
December 8, 2017 Vale aims to halve debt to $10bn by 2019 The company also said is ready to shut Caledonia mine mid-next year if it has not found a strategic partner ready to buy a 20 to 40% stake in the…
December 8, 2017 Chile’s Codelco hiring for underground expansion of Chuquicamata About 150 workers will be pre-selected as a result of the process, which closes on Dec. 24. They’ll join the over 1,100 employees already working on the much-needed project.
December 7, 2017 Newmont’s cost-cutting, production plans: ‘We’ve only just begun’ With seven greenfield projects Denver gold miner on track to increase global share of gold production to 5%.
December 7, 2017 Potash CEO meets with Chilean government amid stake sale On Thursday, Potash Corp CEO Jochen Tilk met with authorities in Chile as the company tries to divest its minority stake in lithium miner SQM.
December 7, 2017 Biggest iron ore miner threatens to flood market if prices surge Brazil's Vale is prepared to unleash as much as 50 million metric tons of spare capacity to balance the market if prices get too high.
December 7, 2017 Displaced by mining, Peru villagers spurn shiny new town The remote town of Nueva Fuerabamba was built to house around 1,600 people who gave up their village and farmland to make room for a massive, open-pit copper mine.
December 6, 2017 Vale sees 2018 iron ore prices not much lower than this year Fabio Schvartsman also said the company would do everything to resume operations as soon as possible at the Samarco mine.
December 6, 2017 Vale expects to sell up to $1.5 bln in non-core assets through 2020 The Brazilian miner revealed these expectations in a presentation to investors in New York on Wednesday.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
