November 4, 2015 Glencore shares soar on faster than expected debt reduction The stock ignored news from Zambia where President Edgar Lungu said he would not allow the firm to lay off workers at its Mopani Copper Mine, as it mothballs it…
November 3, 2015 These 10 mines will set the copper price for the next decade Producing nearly a quarter of global copper, these gigantic mines are undergoing multi-billion dollar expansions.
November 3, 2015 Silver Wheaton pays $900m for Glencore silver stream The Vancouver-based streaming company says the deal immediately adds expected average silver production of 5.1 million ounces per year.
November 3, 2015 Chile’s Codelco lays off over 4,000 workers The drastic move makes of Codelco the mining company that has let go the highest amount of workers in Chile since copper prices began their decline over a year ago.
November 1, 2015 Peru’s Garcia makes mining key pillar of his presidential campaign The former president says lack of immediate benefits for communities has driven mining opposition causing the country to lose billions worth of gold and copper projects.
October 30, 2015 Aussie miner to open Guyana’s second largest gold mine Troy Resources' Karouni mine is expected to produce up to 100,000 ounces of the precious metal a year.
October 30, 2015 New La Negra facility supports Chilean mining industry with expanded tyre retread and repair capabilities Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group officially opened today a new OTR tyre retread and repair facility near the port city of Antofagasta, in the heart of Chile’s mining industry.
October 29, 2015 Liquidation time for Venezuela (and its gold) Crisis-hit Venezuela has $3.5 billion in debt payments due within 10 days (and $12 billion in 2016) and really only its gold bullion reserves to pay for it.
October 29, 2015 Mining industry value drops below one trillion dollars In 2011, during the peak of the so-called “mining boom”, the sector was worth nearly US$2.5 trillion.
October 28, 2015 Barrick on track to cut debt by $3 billion this year World's top gold producer announces free cash flow of $866 million in third quarter.
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
