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.
March 14, 2016 Mapping the transformation of global nuclear energy INTERACTIVE: Nuclear electricity output set to grow at fastest clip in over 20 years increasing annual uranium supply needs by more than 100 million pounds.
March 14, 2016 PDAC 2016: Interview with President of McEwen Mining Colin Sutherland Mr. Sutherland has over 20 years of financial and operating experience in the gold mining industry and most recently was the CEO of Archipelago Resources growing it to a 200,000…
March 14, 2016 $67 oil has all the majors converging here Argentina offers one of the few places on earth where oil companies are not suffering from the full force of the collapse in prices.
March 11, 2016 Barrick hit with $10m fine over Argentina cyanide spill Court fines top gold producer 145m pesos over September cyanide spill at its Veladero mine in San Juan province.
March 11, 2016 BHP, Vale to reopen Samarco mine later this year They have already taken the first steps towards resuming activity, applying for permission to use old mining pits to store tailings.
March 9, 2016 KGHM, Sumitomo face fine, licence withdrawal over environmental breaches in Chile The infractions include not implementing measures to control emissions, altering the natural habitat for native wildlife, and operating a tailings dam in an unauthorized fashion.
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