March 8, 2016

Chile helping miners to stay afloat, but threat of labour reform, lower copper prices loom

The government has set aside some $20 million through June to assist small and medium miners

March 7, 2016

Exclusive: Significant new lithium discovery in Argentina

A large and high-grade lithium brine lake and associated salar with low contaminants has recently been discovered in Argentina.

March 7, 2016

Insane rally rockets iron ore price past $60

Iron ore price posts largest one-day gain ever surging 19.5% to $62.60 a tonne in frenzied Chinese trading.

March 4, 2016

Mining to boost Peruvian GDP this year despite low copper prices

The country expects around $56 billion worth of mining projects to come on stream this year.

March 3, 2016

Joy Global posts bigger-than-expected loss as sales drop 25%

Shares in the equipment and services provided soared almost 16% in early trading in New York.

March 2, 2016

BHP, Vale shares surge on Samarco deal

Iron ore giants reach deal with Brazilian government to pay $6.2 billion over several years for clean up after November's deadly tailings dam spill.

March 2, 2016

World’s top copper miner sees metal at $2 a pound for at least two years

Codelco says current copper rally will be short-lived.

March 2, 2016

Barrick announces ‘drastic revision’ of Pascua-Lama, may add partner

Analysts believe that Barrick’s partner in Papua New Guinea, Zijin Mining Group, could be the one to help turn Pascua-Lama into a success.

March 1, 2016

Warning of another string of mining bankruptcies in 2016

Rate of corporate defaults could be double historical average going back to 1920 says new study.

March 1, 2016

An Argentinian gold project whose time has come

Serial entrepreneur Paul Matysek got involved with the Lindero gold project in Argentina on Nov. 1, 2012. “People are now thinking that Argentina may become the darling of South America,”…