March 27, 2015 Vale CEO Murilo Ferreira to lead Petrobras Vale's Murilo Ferreira has been nominated as Petrobras' next board chairman, while the company still scrambles to deal with the fallout from a vast corruption scandal.
March 26, 2015 Iron ore price output caps called ‘hare brained’ Rio's Sam Walsh says any scheme to artificially prop up prices hovering at six-year lows is "physically not going to work."
March 26, 2015 JX, Mitsui Mining halt Caserones mine, to take a $421M write down The company said the suspension of operation at the copper is momentary, as northern Chile is being hit by torrential rain and snow.
March 25, 2015 Mining private equity: It’s Davis or bust? Until Mick Davis pulls the trigger on X2's $5.6 billion, wishful thinking and unhealthy skepticism will pervade talk around private equity and mining.
March 24, 2015 Mining for copper just got a lot cheaper A new study shows the costs of mining for the red metal have steadily declined over the past three years.
March 23, 2015 Chile’s court says Barrick’s Pascua-Lama has not damaged glaciers The country's Environmental Court handed Monday a major victory to Barrick’s besieged Pascua-Lama gold, copper and silver project, straddling the border with Argentina.
March 23, 2015 The religion of gold India's Trade Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently announced that illegal gold seizures had jumped 30% in the previous year to $150 million.
March 23, 2015 South Africa woes cast doubt on BHP spin-off success There are a number of challenges South32 is likely to face, including potential Black Economic Empowerment ownership concessions and power price hikes.
March 21, 2015 Evrim Resources PDAC interview, a Mexican prospect generator investors should follow The mining exploration business is very risky, with about 3 out of a 1000 good looking prospects becoming mines.
March 20, 2015 Mexico’s New Energy Projects Aim to Draw Foreign Investment: Bentek Energy Gulf of Mexico Reserves Open to Private Exploration & Production for First Time Since 1938
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
