June 16, 2017 Argentina lifts curbs on cyanide use at Barrick’s Veladero mine While the measure allows the company to resume full operations, Barrick said it plans to gradually restart them.
June 15, 2017 BHP Billiton announces new Chairman The world’s largest mining company announced that Ken MacKenzie has been elected to succeed Jac Nasser
June 15, 2017 Crystallex moves forward in legal dispute with Venezuela A court in the District of Columbia is allowing Canadian Crystallex the possibility of advancing in a legal dispute against Venezuela
June 14, 2017 Chilean mining minister responds to criticism over miners’ rescue Two miners have been trapped for six days at the Delia mine, part of Canadian Mandalay Resources' Cerro Bayo complex
June 14, 2017 Nyrstar sells mothballed Mexican zinc mine for $20 million Despite a hot zinc market, Switzerland-based Nyrstar (EBR:NYR) has unloaded another of its zinc mines, this time the Campo Morado mine in Mexico.
June 14, 2017 Argentina passes mining act expected to create 125,000 new jobs Agreement is part of plan to double investment in the sector to $25bn in eight years.
June 12, 2017 Copper demand from electric vehicles to be nine times higher by 2027 — study The growing market for electric vehicles will significantly impact demand for copper over the next decade, according to new research commissioned by the International Copper Association.
June 11, 2017 3,000-year-old copper mask is oldest crafted object in South America It's a well-known fact that copper was used by ancient peoples to make some of the earliest tools and artwork.
June 9, 2017 Two workers trapped at Mandalay’s Cerro Bayo mine in Chile after flooding Operations at the silver-gold mine have been suspended until further notice.
June 8, 2017 Barrick Gold buys Nevada mining project from former partner The Robertson Property located about 96km (60 miles) south of Elko, Lander County, Nevada.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
