March 24, 2016 World’s No.1 copper miner Codelco posts historic loss of $1.4bn in 2015 For every penny copper prices drop, Codelco loses $36 million and Chile, the world's largest producing country, $50 million.
March 24, 2016 US judge rules Barrick Gold must face group lawsuit over Pascua-Lama mine Class action claims that Barrick repeatedly and knowingly misled shareholders about whether Pascua-Lama complied with environmental regulations.
March 23, 2016 Palisade Mine Tour II – awakening a sleeping giant: District size gold in Paraguay Palisade had the pleasure of sending our Technical Team to site for a little due diligence, and wow were we surprised with what this little cafeteria loaner had to offer.…
March 23, 2016 Mitsui posts first loss ever amid $2.3bn copper, gas write-downs About $1 billion of the total write-down was due to copper projects in Chile and revisions to the long-term price outlook.
March 21, 2016 The richest and poorest countries in the world The world economy is complex, but today’s series of maps will allow you to simplify your understanding of the relative wealth of people around the globe.
March 20, 2016 New chief David Garofalo on the future of Goldcorp “My challenge is to re-orient Goldcorp, harvest that business and optimize the existing assets.”
March 20, 2016 Former Vale chief Roger Agnelli, family members die in Brazil plane crash Energetic CEO whose decade-long tenure took Brazil’s Vale to world leadership in iron ore.
March 18, 2016 CAT sales show mining slump only getting worse Industry bellwether Caterpillar's global mining equipment sales drop 42% as Asia-Pacific and Latin America orders fall off a cliff.
March 18, 2016 Glencore closer to selling Lomas Bayas copper mine in Chile Bidders include former Barrick Gold CEO Aaron Regent's company, Magris Resources, and Chilean energy firm Copec.
March 17, 2016 Goodbye Sam Walsh: Rio names copper boss as new CEO The change of leadership comes as the mining giant and its peers look for a way out of a prolonged commodity slump.
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