March 19, 2017 No end in sight for strike at La Escondida A 39-day-long stoppage at the world’s largest copper mine may continue for up to three months.
March 17, 2017 Silver Wheaton’s profile boosted by progress at Antamina Mine Silver Wheaton and Franco-Nevada hosted a mine tour of the Antamina Mine in Peru on March 2, and the promise of substantial additions to the streaming company's assets prompted positive…
March 17, 2017 Drilling rig and other equipment mobilises to Vidalita Gold Project in Chile Australian explorer, Emu NL (ASX: EMU), has mobilised camp, earth moving and drilling equipment to the Vidalita site in northern Chile.
March 17, 2017 Workers at Freeport’s Cerro Verde copper mine to go on indefinite strike Around 1,300 unionized miners plan to start an indefinite stoppage at Peru's largest copper mine beginning March 24.
March 16, 2017 Barrick mulls selling part of Peru mine, bringing partner — report Rumours come a year after the gold miner vowed to spend $640 million to extend the life of Lagunas Norte, worth about $1.4 billion according to industry experts.
March 16, 2017 Indian billionaire Agarwal goes after 12% of Anglo American Deal would make of Volcan Investments Ltd., Agarwal's family trust, the second-largest investor in Anglo American.
March 15, 2017 Miranda announces that IAMGOLD corporation signs option agreement to earn an interest in Mirandas Antares Project in Colombia The Antares Project consists of ten primarily contiguous exploration applications.
March 15, 2017 Chile’s Supreme Court casts shadow over Barrick’s plans to restart Pascua-Lama The country's mining regulator will have to issue a new temporary closure plan for the project, including comments from other government offices.
March 15, 2017 Escondida mine to resume operations as BHP losses soar past $700 million The company is currently analyzing options to resume work as soon as possible, which includes hiring temporary workers to replace those that have downed tools.
March 14, 2017 Newmont launches new interactive site featuring gold mining processes and phases Newmont Mining Corporation has launched an interactive microsite, featuring the activities and processes that make up each stage in the life of a modern-day gold mine.
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
