December 18, 2016 Vale opens largest iron ore mine in its history Commercial production starts in January, with a ramp-up to 90 million tonnes per annum by 2020
December 16, 2016 Brazil police steps up efforts to find mining royalty corruption ring members Prominent local evangelical pastor among the latest public figures being interrogated.
December 16, 2016 Eldorado CEO Paul Wright retires, Goldcorp’s George Burns takes over Wright, who joined Eldorado in 1996 and has held several management positions prior to becoming its president and CEO in 1999, will be the company's new chairman.
December 15, 2016 State of emergency declared in Ecuador after clash at copper mine A clash between local indigenous peoples and police at a mine in Ecuador has forced a state of emergency.
December 15, 2016 Ecuador signs key deal with Lundin on Fruta del Norte gold mine The project, discovered in 2006, is one of the world’s biggest recent gold findings, with reserves estimated at about 4.8 million ounces of gold and 6.3 million ounces of silver.
December 13, 2016 Newmont facing up to $1.2B impairment charge due to upcoming Yanacocha closure As every mining company knows, closing a mine can be costly, especially one the size of Newmont's (NYSE:NEM) Yanacocha in Peru.
December 13, 2016 Colombia: Golden future, difficult reality I came to Colombia primarily to answer one question: this country may offer immense mineral potential but is it a good place to spend some investment dollars?
December 13, 2016 Copper producers feel the Trump bump Prices are shooting up, but can multibillion-dollar projects be saved?
December 12, 2016 BSGR to file multi-billion lawsuit against Rio over Simandou BSGR will sue Rio Tinto in the English High Court to recover losses allegedly caused by Rio's actions, which run to several billions of dollars.
December 9, 2016 Brazil grants operating license to Vale’s massive S11D iron ore mine Mine is set to start operations by the end of the year, with first shipment set for January 2017.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
