October 2, 2017 Mandalay Resources mothballs Cerro Bayo mine in Chile Operations have been suspended since a June 9 incident that flooded the mine, killing three workers.
October 2, 2017 Rio Tinto back on track to haul iron ore in driverless trains in 2018 Staff sitting hundreds of km away oversaw successful pilot run.
September 29, 2017 Denver Gold Forum 2017 concludes with record activity As the world’s premier precious metals equity event, the Gold Forum attracted 1,000 attendees who conducted a record 3,900 meetings.
September 28, 2017 Chile’s Colbun awarded contract to build Latin America’s largest wind farm The contract includes 8,000 hectares of federal lands in the northern region of Antofagasta, and will require an investment of nearly $1 billion.
September 28, 2017 Chile sees no obstacle to Albemarle request to hike lithium output cap Albemarle said it could invest $1-billion in Chile over the next 5 years if request to the government to let it extract 125,000 tonnes per year is approved.
September 27, 2017 How iron carbonates help form diamonds Scientists say that under the peculiar conditions present deep in the Earth's mantle, iron carbonates can play a role in forming diamonds.
September 26, 2017 Microorganisms help form iron ore caves There is a strong correlation between the location of BIF caves and the presence of iron ores of global economic significance
September 26, 2017 Brazil’s president revokes decree allowing mining in Amazon It would have opened up for mining a vast national reserve in the country’s Amazon, larger than the size of Switzerland.
September 26, 2017 BHP says 2017 a ‘tipping point’ for electric cars Arnoud Balhuizen, head of marketing at BHP, said the impact of the looming electric vehicle boom for raw materials producers would be felt first in the metals markets and only…
September 26, 2017 Copper claws back lost ground after four-day run lower Copper rose on Tuesday, snapping four straight days of losses as a rally in oil prices to more than two-year highs boosted commodities more broadly, and on longer-term expectations that…
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