July 30, 2015 Barrick sells 50% of Zaldivar for $1 billion cash Family-controlled Antofagasta is surprise buyer of Chile copper mine.
July 30, 2015 Nemaska Lithium gets go ahead for its Whabouchi mine in Quebec The proposed open-pit surface and underground spodumene mine will produce lithium, highly used in the manufacturing of batteries for cell phones and electric cars.
July 30, 2015 Southern Silver reports on corporate matters Southern Silver has granted shareholder Electrum Group the right to earn an indirect 60% interest in the Cerro Las Minitas property in Durango, Mexico
July 30, 2015 Goldcorp slashes dividend 60% amid dire gold market The company also said it will spend between $850 and $900 to produce an ounce of gold this year, less than its previous forecast of between $875 and $950.
July 30, 2015 Codelco resumes operations at Chuquicamata amid fresh road blockages A group of demonstrators, however, continued to block some access roads on Thursday morning, attempting to seize a bus that was heading to the nearby Gabriela Mistral mine.
July 29, 2015 Antofagasta cuts copper output forecast for the year This is the second time this year that the London-listed miner slashes its annual copper production guidance.
July 28, 2015 Codelco halts world’s largest open pit copper mine over strike Things took a turn for the worse Friday, when a worker was shot dead by police near the company's smaller Salvador mine in northern Chile.
July 27, 2015 First Majestic announces friendly acquisition of Silvercrest Mines "Combined company with production of well over 20 million silver equivalent ounces per year"
July 24, 2015 Anglo American to axe 53,000 jobs, put 15 assets up for sale “It is a pretty tough market,” said Chief Executive Mark Cutifani, “and in all likelihood the next six months are going to be even tougher.”
July 23, 2015 Vale adds to iron ore supply glut — second highest ever quarterly output The world’s largest iron ore producer continued to flood the market despite a current oversupply that has sent prices for the commodity plummeting to historic lows.
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