March 31, 2017 Freeport’s Cerro Verde copper mine resumes normal operations The news follows the end of a historically long 43-day strike at BHP Billiton’s Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine in neighbouring Chile.
March 30, 2017 Iron ore price under pressure from Chinese mine restarts Iron ore price down 12% in two weeks – Rio Tinto says Chinese domestic reboot is "main source of uncertainty" for the market.
March 30, 2017 Argentine provincial Gov’t orders Barrick to halt operations at Veladero Measure is temporary, pending more information on what happened and the possible consequences of the new incident, San Juan’s governor said.
March 30, 2017 Escondida mine replaces top exec after failing to reach deal with workers Appointment comes barely a week after the mine, operated by BHP Billiton, failed to secure a wage deal with 2,500 workers after a 43-day strike.
March 30, 2017 El Salvador becomes first country to ban all metal mining Lawmakers have approved a broad-range ban on mining, which only excludes coal, salt and other non-metallic resources.
March 29, 2017 Southern silver reports high-grade results at Cerro Las Minitas Recent drilling at Southern Silver's flagship Cerro Las Minitas project in Mexico shows higher grade silver than previous drilling.
March 29, 2017 Fresh ‘incident’ at Barrick’s Veladero mine in Argentina A local government spokesman said a pipe carrying a “rich mixture” of gold and rocks came lose on Tuesday night, but no official information has been disclosed.
March 29, 2017 Miners to spend $21 billion on exploration by 2025 Equipment and services suppliers will have to wait at least another year until they can fully feel the impact of this trend, says CSA Global — the world's second-largest mining…
March 28, 2017 Vale’s new CEO Schvartsman a political move in the right direction — analysts Fabio Schvartsman will lead the transition of the world’s largest iron ore miner into a new shareholding structure.
March 28, 2017 This potash producer will help marijuana growers get a better product IC Potash Corp. is creating a subsidiary that will focus on enhancing yields for cannabis growers and increasing the health impact and effects for consumers.
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
