April 11, 2016 Codelco scraps plans for new mine at El Salvador division Decision would reduce the total investment needed to $600 million from the whooping $3 billion it was originally estimated.
April 10, 2016 Crystallex awarded US$1.2 billion plus interest for damages The tribunal recognized Venezuela’s unlawful expropriation of the company’s investment in the Las Cristinas mining project.
April 8, 2016 Top 10 copper producing countries Peru's output surges, North American producers slip down the rankings and Chinese mines shut down.
April 8, 2016 Australia raises iron ore price forecast Chinese imports to top 1 billion tonnes for the first time
April 8, 2016 Antofagasta copper veteran Hernandez retires, Arriagada named new CEO The appointment is effective immediately and Hernandez, who had been CEO since 2014, will remain as an adviser to the board.
April 7, 2016 Workers at Freeport’s copper mine in Peru to down tools About $22 billion worth of projects have been cancelled or delayed in Peru in recent years due mainly to anti-mining protests.
April 6, 2016 China’s coming for your copper project Faced with declining domestic production, China's top copper company says the "only solution is going overseas".
April 6, 2016 Vale cuts spending, management salaries The iron ore and nickel giant has reduced its forecast for capital spending in 2016 to $5.5bn from $6.2bn previously.
April 5, 2016 Copper miners’ game of chicken continues New study predicts lowering of cost curve, marginal mines staying open at all costs will see oversupply persist and fifth year of copper price declines.
April 5, 2016 Forget about ‘Los Bronces’; that mine is ours — Anglo to Codelco Codelco is facing mounting internal pressure to acquire Anglo's stake in Los Bronces mine, in which the Chilean miner already has a 29.5% interest.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
