April 1, 2016

BHP more than triples Brazilian staff in light of Samarco disaster

It has also opened offices in Belo Horizonte, which is more than 100 km (70 miles) from its Samarco interests.

March 31, 2016

Vale says write down of Mozambique coal venture won’t affect project

Company denied reports claiming that partner Mitsui was revising the terms of their association.

March 30, 2016

Sex trafficking ‘staggering’ in illegal Latin American gold mines-researchers

Thousands of people working there are prey to labour exploitation by organised crime groups, a think-tank said on Wednesday.

March 30, 2016

Breakthrough aircraft to transform remote mining

Lockheed lands $480m customer for aircraft combining power of helicopter, airplane and hovercraft dramatically altering mining and exploration economics.

March 28, 2016

September cyanide spill at Argentina gold mine wasn’t the first

Three spills between 2011–2012 were contained by control systems at Barrick Gold's Veladero mine and did not pose any environmental risks.

March 25, 2016

China’s Zijin Mining profit in 2015 hit by gold, base metal prices slump

Net profit for 2015 dropped by almost 30% to $261 million (1.7 billion yuan) from the previous year's $353 million.

March 25, 2016

Barrick Gold chairman John Thornton takes a 76% pay cut

He will receive $3.4 million for his work in 2015, including compensations and pension, a significant reduction from the almost $13 million he pocketed in 2014.

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.…