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.
February 1, 2017 Newmont becomes signatory to WEF’s Compact for Responsive and Responsible Leadership The Compact is sponsored by the International Business Council of the WEF and commits signatory businesses and their boards of directors to creating a corporate governance framework with a focus…
February 1, 2017 Here’s what miners should expect and do in 2017 While companies face different outlooks and challenges depending on the commodity they mine and their size, Deloitte says they should all should be looking for the answer to one common…
February 1, 2017 Workers vote to strike at Escondida, world’s largest copper mine Strike could begin as early as Friday, but will likely be postponed for a five-day government mediation to attempt a resolution.
January 30, 2017 Hedge funds have never been this bullish about copper price Chile closes ports servicing some of the world's biggest copper mines due to rough seas while Escondida strike looms.
Bolivia tightens gold buying rules after past irregularities Bolivia’s central bank has resumed purchases of domestically mined gold to bolster foreign reserves. January 20, 2026 | 01:35 pm
