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.
July 23, 2015 Global miners improve policies on community consent, while oil and gas lag Implementation of “free, prior and informed consent” policies vital tool to prevent conflict and costs to companies, reveals study published Thursday by Oxfam.
July 23, 2015 Coal slump hits Teck’s profit, output forecast The Vancouver-based miner profit fell 21% in the quarter, making it adjust its 2015 coal production forecast to 25-26 million tonnes from 26.5-27.5 million tonnes.
July 22, 2015 Newmont results shows it pulling away from peers World's second largest gold miner ups 2015 production to 5.2m–5.5m ounces after second quarter earnings jump 30% and costs fall 14%.
July 22, 2015 Iron ore prices hit by fresh evidence of looming surplus Seaborne with 62% content delivered to Qingdao dropped 0.7% to $51.76 a ton, its sharpest drop in two weeks.
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