May 6, 2015 Peru silver production up almost 9% this year Last year, the nation’s silver output reached about 3.3 million tonnes, making it the second biggest producer of the precious metal after Mexico.
May 6, 2015 South32 gets going after BHP investors strong support, sees M&A opportunities BHP Billiton shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the South32 demerger, a spin off that creates Australia’s third-largest mining company.
May 5, 2015 Anglo fined $6.2m for environmental breaches at Los Bronces mine in Chile The environmental watchdog said the fine was calculated based on at least five infractions detected at the operation and the mine's facilities.
May 4, 2015 Outside money starts to pour into mining M&A Mick Davis hasn't spent a cent of his $6bn, but private money and non-mining players' share of M&A has already doubled in less than three years.
May 4, 2015 Goldman Sachs mulls selling Colombia’s coal mines The sale would put an end to Goldman’s rocky involvement in raw-materials production.
May 4, 2015 Workers end two-week long strike at BHP’s nickel mine in Colombia It's estimated that the labour action generated about US$26 million in losses, forcing BHP to declare force majeure last week.
May 3, 2015 Goldcorp’s Marlin mine: a decade of operations and controversy in Guatemala In Latin America, resource development and its economic benefits continue to butt heads with indigenous culture and tradition.
May 1, 2015 Mexican miner rescued by Starcore International Mines The miner had been trapped for over 40 hours while mining mercury at La Estrella.
May 1, 2015 Former BlackRock mining fund manager joins Barrick Gold Catherine Raw, from one of the UK mining sector's best known fund managers, is assuming as the company's Business Performance Executive Vice President.
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