November 17, 2017 Brazil’s Samarco mine sees need to cut staff by 600 Samarco said it would resume talks with two unions on Friday following Thursday meetings on the need to reduce staff to 1,135 from 1,735.
November 17, 2017 Move over Chile, Macri’s Argentina wants the mining limelight Changing glacier law intensifies Argentina’s pro-mining agenda; pipeline of $20 billion beckons as nation bets on extraction.
November 17, 2017 BHP-Vale deal distances Brazil mine from $53bn in lawsuits Miners' lawyers filed documents late Thursday requesting that the presiding judge suspend two civil suits from 2015 Samarco dam spill.
November 16, 2017 BHP to exit shale within two years, sell nickel assets “We have a strong sense of urgency,” chief executive Andrew Mackenzie told reporters following the company’s annual general meeting in Melbourne.
November 15, 2017 Colombian police dismantle highest illegal gold mine in the country The mine was located on a 2,800-metre high mountain.
November 15, 2017 Workers to ramp up strike action at Canadian mine in Mexico Union leaders say that the arrival of 100 officers of the Mexican Armed Forces to the mine spurred the protesters' anger.
November 15, 2017 Frugal billionaire seen as tough negotiator for copper funds Sebastian Pinera, front-runner in Sunday’s election, was so frugal with funding during first term that Codelco that company’s debt levels jumped 84 percent.
November 15, 2017 Fresnillo jumps after HBSC upgrades rating to ‘buy’ HSBC referred to the company as a “sector leader at a discount”.
November 15, 2017 What people think of globalization, by country More than in the past, the population is divided on whether globalization is a force for good or not.
November 15, 2017 UN urges miners to better regulations needed to prevent disasters According to the UN Environment Program's latest report, most of the 40 significant mine waste accidents in the past decade have involved dams or other storage areas that failed.
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