September 17, 2016

Brazil grants Vale license for S11D iron ore mine rail branch

The world's largest iron ore exporter will be able to haul S11D's output to the Port of Ponta da Madeira in Sao Luis.

September 17, 2016

The world’s best-performing stock is a little-known silver producer

Hochschild Mining PLC, which operates three mines in Peru and one in Argentina, has soared 460 per cent in 2016, beating every other company in the Bloomberg world index of…

September 16, 2016

Strike ends at Anglo American Los Bronces mine in Chile

Los Bronces, Anglo American’s flagship operation, is expected to produce between 600,000 and 630,000 tonnes of copper this year.

September 15, 2016

Barrick Gold halts Veladero mine on fresh cyanide spill

The incident happened on Sep. 8, when a pipe carrying process solution in the heap leach area was struck by a large block of ice that had rolled down the…

September 15, 2016

Buenaventura says new gold mine to kick off production in November

The Tambomayo mine to produce its first bar of gold in November and reach full output at the end of this year or the start of next.

September 14, 2016

Endeavour to buy Mexican exploration properties from Silver Standard

The properties are located in the southern Chihuahua state.

September 14, 2016

Iron ore price: Vale makes boldest oversupply move yet

S11D is the most recognized four letter word in the iron ore world.

September 14, 2016

Peru’s copper output continues to grow

It jumped 30% in July when compared to the same month last year.

September 12, 2016

Barrick Gold, Cisco push mining into digital era starting with Cortez mine

The goal is to apply the latest technology available to cut costs and bring additional value out of existing operations.

September 11, 2016

Los Bronces miners down tools

Miners at one of Chile's largest copper operations walked off the job on Friday morning after rejecting the majority-owner's final offer in collective wage talks.