October 26, 2017 Fortescue Q1 iron ore shipments up, price forecast down Fortescue Metals Group reported slight rise in fiscal first-quarter iron ore shipments, also warned its ore was selling at a greater discount than expected.
October 26, 2017 Vale is stockpiling iron ore to make the most of higher prices Third quarter results for the Brazilian miner, the world's top iron ore producer, show a 19 million tonne gap between sales and output.
October 25, 2017 Antofagasta trims costs forecast as Q3 copper output rises Despite the quarterly increase in net cash costs Antofagasta said the 2017 costs would be below the $1.30 per pound previously forecast.
October 24, 2017 Brazil congressional committees vote on reforms helping small miners While an estimated 61 larger miners will pay more, about 30,000 smaller miners seen as larger job creators will pay less.
October 23, 2017 UNEP urges mining companies to better manage tailings facilities The agency is urging mining companies to put safety first and avoid erecting dams using methods that are known to be high risk.
October 23, 2017 Venezuela’s foreign reserves hit by expired $1.7 billion gold swap with Deutsche Bonds issued by Venezuela and PDVSA were down across the board on Monday, with some falling as much as 2.5 points.
October 20, 2017 Bacanora secures environmental permit for Sonora project in Mexico Permit lets Bacanora go-ahead with its 35,000tpa (tons per annum) lithium carbonate operation in Mexico.
October 20, 2017 Southern Copper to resume Tia Maria project in Peru as permit imminent Peruvian government is expected to issue a long-awaited construction permit for the mine in the first quarter of 2018.
October 19, 2017 BHP presents united front against activist Elliott Ken MacKenzie defended CEO after attacks from activist investor Elliott Advisors prompted speculation that the end of Andrew Mackenzie's tenure was imminent.
October 19, 2017 Vale’s iron ore output hits another record Iron ore production rose 3.3% compared with the same period last year to hit a fresh quarterly record of 95.1 million tonnes.
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