May 6, 2015 Iron ore price blasts past $60 Steelmaking raw material now up 28.7% from decade lows hit last month.
May 6, 2015 Global silver output running low — report New supply from projects won’t be sufficient to replace production losses from aging operations, the World Silver Survey 2015 shows.
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.
Thor Explorations’ Douta PFS outlines emerging million-ounce gold producer The PFS gave the project an after-tax net present value (at 5% discount) of $633 million and an internal rate of return of 61%. January 27, 2026 | 11:28 am