April 22, 2015 Vale hits new iron ore production record It produced 77.4 million tonnes of iron ore in the period, up 4.5% from a year earlier.
April 21, 2015 Over 240 mining and energy projects waiting for investors in Cuba Cuba, the world’s sixth largest nickel producer and one of the top 10 nickel mining countries, also holds significant deposits of other minerals and oil, new U.S. Geological Survey report…
April 17, 2015 Denham Capital’s Caroline Donally on private equity in mining Director of $1bn fund discusses Denham's unique approach, the vibrant parts of the M&A market and what juniors should do to attract capital.
April 17, 2015 Prospect generator Miranda Gold (MAD.V) chases discovery in Colombia and high-grade production in Alaska Miranda Gold CEO Ken Cunningham sees 2-3 more difficult years ahead for mining investors, which gives his company more time to acquire and advance its projects with less competition.
April 17, 2015 Rio Tinto claims it will ‘thrive’ on lower iron ore prices The miner defended his decision to boost production, which has led to sinking prices and threatens to put some competitors out of business.
April 16, 2015 Tahoe Resources to appeal employee detention Vancouver-based Tahoe resources this week said Guatemala subsidiary Minera San Rafael (MSR) would appeal the court-ordered confinement of an employee pending the investigation of a 2012 environmental claim.
April 16, 2015 Codelco to unveil plan to speed up delayed Chuquicamata mine expansion The plan seeks to tackle an almost yearlong delay in the project to turn century-old Chuquicamata open pit mine into an underground operation.
April 16, 2015 Southern Copper’s $1.2bn Toquepala mine expansion OK’d The expansion will boost the capacity of the Peruvian mine's copper concentrator to 120,000 tonnes per day from 60,000.
April 15, 2015 Codelco spending $25 billion just to keep output steady $5 billion a year for five years will merely replace exhausted mine capacity says CEO of world's largest copper company.
April 15, 2015 Iron ore price back below $50 after Chinese property shock GDP slowdown was expected but China's property sector, responsible for half of steel demand, is in a tailspin as Q1 unsold inventory rises 24%.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
