September 20, 2015

Baltic Dry Index jumps most since ’09 on speculated ship shortage

London-based index rises 18 percent on a two-day roll.

September 20, 2015

Past-producing Mexican silver mine to come online by year-end

8 million+ silver-equivalent ounces expected over next two years.

September 17, 2015

True giants of mining: World’s top 10 iron ore mines

Number five is a single pit that produces 77 million tonnes of iron ore per year.

September 17, 2015

Codelco, Antofagasta halt operations after Chile earthquake

The companies said no damages have been registered at the mines, but operations were cancelled for safety reasons.

September 17, 2015

Barrick’s Veladero gold mine in Argentina halted over cyanide leak

The judge also ruled that a group of independent specialists should inspect the mine and take samples of soil, water and nearby vegetation.

September 17, 2015

Copper falls from two-month high as Chile mines undamaged by earthquake

Copper retreated from the highest in almost two months on reports that Chile’s largest mines escaped damage from an 8.3-magnitude earthquake.

September 17, 2015

Glencore to sell part of its Chile, Peru copper output

The alleged deals involve Glencore's Collahausi mine in Chile, as well as Antamina and Antapaccay copper mines in Peru.

September 16, 2015

Glencore to reduce debt after getting $2.5 billion in shares sale

The share sale is set to reduce the company’s net debt by a third to around $20 billion by the end of 2016.

September 14, 2015

Iron ore price: Got lump?

Growing importance of lump ore trade sees the launch of world first derivative contracts and a jump in premiums.

September 14, 2015

Zambia orders Vedanta unit to get rid of Chilean copper

The country’s environmental management authority found the copper concentrate imported from Chile had high levels of arsenic, a toxic substance.