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.

December 6, 2017

Newmont raises output target for 2018, lowers expected costs

The world’s No.2 gold miner is also planning to boost dividend by at least 50% next year, based on balance sheet improvements and the performance of its gold mines.

December 4, 2017

Bacanora tanks as president resigns

President and director Martin Vidal has left the post effective November 30.

December 4, 2017

Vale to use cash flow to pay dividends, reduce debt -CEO

"The first thing we are going to do with the cash is pay debt, and then we are going to make this company's shareholders happy as never before," said Chief…

December 4, 2017

Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman

After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018.

December 1, 2017

Brazil new mining regulations pose short-term downside risks: Analysts

Could the lack of a broader mining code overhaul weigh on investor sentiment over the coming months?