May 2, 2017 South32 buys stake in Canada’s Arizona Mining for $81 million The Perth-based miner has agreed to purchase 45 million shares of the Canadian junior at a price of $2.45 per share, or about 15% of Arizona Mining’s outstanding shares.
April 28, 2017 Anglo American to resume operations at El Soldado mine in Chile The company had warned it would evaluate options for the mine, including walking away form it, if it didn’t receive the necessary permits.
April 28, 2017 BHP Billiton in ‘advanced’ talks to sell Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile The company has officially informed workers of its plans to offload the mine, noting that while there are several interested parties, the process could take months.
April 27, 2017 AngloGold halts work at giant Colombian project $2 billion La Colosa project boasts reserves of over 25m ounces of gold.
April 27, 2017 MineWare hauls in first South American deals MineWare has extended its presence into South America, landing the global mining technology leader its first two Argus system sales with its partner Haultrax Chile—a global mining consultancy in automation,…
April 27, 2017 Vale’s first quarter profit lower than expected as rains hurt iron ore output Net income totalled $2.5 billion, compared with profit of $525 million in the prior three months and almost $1.8 billion a year earlier.
April 26, 2017 Czech mining industry pins hopes of revival on lithium The European country holds between 1.2 to 1.4 million tonnes of lithium, located mostly around the tiny village of Cinovec, on the border with Germany.
April 26, 2017 Fresnillo silver output up almost 11pct in first quarter, but gold falls The firm, the world's largest primary silver producer and Mexico's second-largest gold miner, said output of the grey precious metal hit 13.5 million ounces in the quarter.
April 26, 2017 BHP puts US shale assets back on the block amid investors pressure The miner said decision was unrelated to Elliott Management's call earlier this month to unlock shareholder value by spinning off about $22 billion of BHP's US oil assets.
April 25, 2017 Iron ore to slide below $46 a tonne by 2021 — analysts BMI Research expects prices to continue sliding for at least the next five years on rising supplies from Australia and Brazil and expectations for a surplus.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
