June 14, 2016

$5.8 billion lawsuit over BHP-Vale disaster dismissed

Companies still face another much bigger civil action over November's deadly tailings dam burst at its Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil.

June 14, 2016

Millions of Latin Americans risk sliding back into poverty

New Regional Human Development Report recommends social protection, care systems, labour skills and closing historic gender, racial and ethnic gaps not resolved with economic growth alone

June 13, 2016

Glencore: Massive investment in coal mines needed

Up to 1 billion tonne annual supply gap in seaborne coal by 2030 if no new mines are built according to climate change report by Swiss mining, trading giant.

June 10, 2016

Police investigation finds BHP-Vale Brazilian venture at fault for dam collapse

Eight executives will also face charges, although the police did not disclose their names.

June 9, 2016

Australia recovers lost ground, named world’s top mining investment destination

Canada slipped in the Fraser Institute’s global ranking, while Chile remains the most attractive jurisdiction in Latin America.

June 8, 2016

China on track to import 1 billion tonnes of iron ore this year

Chinese import volumes jumped 22% in May compared to last year giving support to iron ore price back above $50 a tonne.

June 8, 2016

Gold firms gear up for growth as cost of mining the metal falls

Early signs of activity include Kinross Gold's March decision to expand its Mauritanian gold mine and Goldcorp acquisition of junior Kaminak for $520 million in May.

June 7, 2016

Canadian mining giant dries up water resources in Mexico

Goldcorp, through its local subsidiary Peñasquito, is being singled out as the biggest water offender in the north-central Mexican state of Zacatecas.

June 6, 2016

Goldcorp and Teck plow ahead with new $3.5bn mine in Chile

The project, renamed NuevaUnion, would be one of the largest copper-gold-molybdenum mines ever-developed in Latin America.

June 6, 2016

Commodities storming back into bull market

Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.