July 2, 2015 Chile gives copper giant Codelco much-needed $225 million cash injection The funds will come from the company’s own 2014 profits, as the state-owned miner gives its profits to Chile's government.
July 2, 2015 Anglo American laying off up to 20% of its staff as investors press for further savings Cuts likely to be announced at the end of the month, when the miner is set to publish its first-half results.
July 1, 2015 Vale extends slide as outlook for iron ore remains bleak The world's largest iron-ore miner, sank to a two-month low after the steelmaking ingredient tumbled on concern supplies are too high.
July 1, 2015 Iron ore falls below the $60 mark again The value of the commodity has fallen by about 35% over the latest 12-month period, hitting Australia’s economy harder than expected.
July 1, 2015 Thiess wins $137 million Chilean copper mine contract Mine will produce 50,000 tonnes of copper cathode per year.
June 30, 2015 Copper price falls as Chile brings over 500,000 tonnes in line Production of the industrial metal jumped up 7.8% in May, when compared to April’s figures,despite dwindling ore grades in several of the country's aging copper mines.
June 29, 2015 BHP tipped as favourite in race for Barrick’s Zaldivar mine in Chile BHP already operates the world’s largest copper mine, Escondida, which sits, quite literally, across the road from Zaldivar.
June 25, 2015 Behind Latin America’s anti-mining protests: water concerns Mining conflicts are intensifying across Latin America, with 218 mining projects embroiled in conflicts with 312 communities—including six conflicts spanning national borders—from Mexico to Argentina.
June 24, 2015 Iron ore prices hit six-day highs, but rally won’t last say experts Analysts from Goldman Sachs, Citi and ANZ predict prices will drop again below $50 a tonne.
June 24, 2015 Vale expects to raise $1.5 bln from asset sale in Brazil The world's largest producer of iron ore could raise about $1.5 billion through the sale of a stake in one of its Brazil-based assets.
Sundance Resources loses arbitration over Congo iron ore permit revocation Congo's government revoked Sundance subsidiary Congo Iron's permit in December 2020 and awarded it to Sangha Mining Development. January 26, 2026 | 11:05 am
