June 6, 2016

Mining Case Study: Receiving the right date removes the guess work

To address issues created by a fast refueling system, Los Pelambres mine in Chile invited several companies to submit proposals to solve multiple issues.

June 5, 2016

Mexican tax demand prompts NAFTA challenge by mining firm ahead of 3 Amigos summit

A Canadian mining company's NAFTA challenge against Mexico could throw a wrench into the "Three Amigos" summit on June 29, when the leaders of Canada, the United States and Mexico…

June 3, 2016

Here are the world’s top 10 gold producing mines

This year, global production is expected to level out as project development budgets were slashed during the three-year gold bear market. But with gold prices rebounding, miners are in a…

June 2, 2016

Iron ore price rout accelerates

CHARTS: Down 26% in a month the forward curve now points to the low $30s.

June 2, 2016

Joy Global surprises with quarterly profit, shares jump

The results, which surpassed Wall Street expectations, come on the back of a modest increase in service sales and aggressive cost cuts.

June 1, 2016

INFOGRAPHIC: Why does solar power make sense for mines in Latin America

Mining is a key contributor to the economies of Chile and Mexico and without sizeable amounts of power they would not be able to run.

June 1, 2016

Brazil’s mining sector to recover lost ground as iron ore, metal prices stabilize

Higher gold prices will push miners to restart or speed up development of projects, leading a fresh wave of mergers and acquisitions in the country, according to BMI Research.

June 1, 2016

Vale said to have altered crucial data from dam disaster

Federal investigators claim Vale modified official documents detailing the chemical composition and concentration of the mineral waste spilled.

May 31, 2016

Barrick pays $140m to settle Pascua-Lama lawsuit

US class-action lawsuit accused world's top gold producer of distorting facts related to mothballed $8.5 billion gold and silver project in South America.

May 31, 2016

Peru’s illegal gold miners back Fujimori’s vow to end crackdown

Fujimori says she will repeal laws aimed at protecting the environment that ban the use of dredges and heavy machinery by miners in rivers and wetlands.