February 10, 2017 Copper price surges on BHP force majeure Copper hits 20-month high after world's number one miner says can't honour supply contracts from Escondida, responsible for 5% of global output.
February 9, 2017 Copper price drops despite outages at world’s biggest mines Strike at Escondida, export ban and smelter problems at Grasberg and community clashes at Las Bambas.
February 8, 2017 Goldcorp buys back gold stream on giant Chile project Vancouver company pays $65 million cash for a 4% stream on El Morro deposit, half of NuevoUnion, its joint venture with Teck.
February 8, 2017 Southern Copper wants to shoot the lights out World number five producer adding 600,000 annual tonnes in six years.
February 8, 2017 Locals ask Brazil to suspend Belo Sun’s gold mine licence Opponents claim the miner intends to use cyanide, depositing toxic waste in a dam located just 1.5 km from the Xingu River, a tributary of the Amazon.
February 8, 2017 Superior Announces Construmac® as New Crushing and Screening Dealer in Mexico Construmac will market, sell, and service Superior’s line of crushers and screens including the Liberty™ Jaw Crusher, Patriot® Cone Crusher, Valor™ Vertical Shaft Impactor, Guardian™ Horizontal Screen, Anthem™ Inclined Screen,…
February 8, 2017 Chinese race to grab Barrick’s stake in Super Pit hits roadblock Minjar Gold is still waiting for Chinese regulatory clearance and hasn’t been able to secure funding for the $1.3 billion deal.
February 3, 2017 Talks between BHP, Escondida workers to resume as Gov’t steps in The company's request for government mediation effectively extends talks and pushes back the start of a potential strike to Feb. 13.
February 1, 2017 Did this financier just call the end of the mining rally? Private equity firm Orion selling $1 billion worth of royalty, streaming and offtake assets covering gold, silver, base metals and diamonds.
February 1, 2017 Endeavour Silver appoints new Vice President, Operations and Country Manager, Mexico Endeavour Silver Corp. announces the appointment of Tomas Iturriaga Hidalgo as its new Vice President, Operations and Country Manager for Mexico, effective February 2, 2017.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
