January 22, 2016 Barrick braces for up to $3 billion in writedowns The asset writedown is primarily related to two Latin American assets — Pascua Lama project, on the border of Chile and Argentina and Pueblo Viejo, in Dominican Republic.
January 22, 2016 Rick Mills: How to profit from the demands of a growing world population As the world prepares to house, feed and care for 9.7 billion people, Ahead of the Herd founder Rick Mills is looking for the companies that will profit from the…
January 21, 2016 Samarco top executives take leave two months after Brazil dam burst CEO Ricardo Vescovi and operations chief Kleber Terra were among those accused of environmental crimes by Brazil’s Federal Police earlier this month.
January 20, 2016 Canada Revenue Agency goes after Silver Wheaton again Last year, the CRA slapped the company with a fine and ordered the miner to pay more than $200 million in back taxes, but the firm objected the decision.
January 20, 2016 Oil, Asian stocks rout deepen miners wounds Miners suffering fresh sell-off as oil price falls and the IMF lowers growth forecast for China, rattling investors.
January 20, 2016 Double-digit growth expected for Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico — Scotiabank Despite recent market volatility and exposure to low oil and commodity prices, the countries growth won't be affected, says the bank.
January 19, 2016 Grupo Mexico seen bucking copper slump as analysts recommend buy Mexico’s biggest copper producer is leveraging its relatively low debt and strong profit margins to invest more than $4.6 billion expanding some of its mines.
January 19, 2016 Phased-approach to mine development, a proven business model for risk reduction The strategy is to explore and build a mine in phases for the least amount of time and upfront investment dollars with subsequent investment based on continued success.
January 18, 2016 MMG’s gigantic Las Bambas mine in Peru makes first copper shipment to China The company shipped roughly 10,000 tonnes of copper concentrate from Las Bambas from the Port of Matarani to China on Jan. 15.
January 18, 2016 The world’s southernmost mines Chile's Invierno coal mine is, by far, the southernmost mine on the planet.
Copper price: Global exchange stocks top 1 million tonnes first time in 21 years Copper stocks on the world's biggest metal exchanges have exceeded 1 million tons for the first time since 2004. February 16, 2026 | 12:35 pm