July 25, 2014 Codelco delays $6.8 billion mine expansion, reviews impacts on glaciers The company says its future depends on the Andina mine expansion, as dwindling ore grades in its old mines are expected to bring annual output down.
July 25, 2014 Miners need to overhaul business model to boost productivity: study Cost reduction measures in the mining industry could well have undermined the sector's productivity, which remains down, according to a new EY report.
July 25, 2014 Human rights and the mining industry: managing the problems before they arise As people become ever more aware of what’s going on the world — including the impact of commercial activity on human rights — the expectations of society are inevitably rising.
July 24, 2014 Chile’s Escondida mine boosts BHP copper output Improvements at the mine mill throughput and concentrator utilization offset declining ore grades at the world's largest copper mine.
July 24, 2014 Caterpillar profit beats estimates but sales fall Construction, not mining lifts the machinery giant's second-quarter results.
July 21, 2014 China’s MMG board grants undivided approval for $5.85bn Las Bambas buy Las Bambas will be one of the world’s largest copper mines after it starts up in 2015, with annual output equivalent to more than twice the amount of copper MMG…
July 17, 2014 Vale sees iron ore prices coming back to historical levels CEO Murilo Ferreira thinks the ore may get close to 2011’s peak of $168 a ton.
July 17, 2014 Panama Diamond Exchange to host high-level seminar on anti-money laundering and Kimberley Process One-day seminar, which will be conducted in English, to take place July 22.
July 16, 2014 Barrick Gold ousts CEO Sokalsky in major shakeup The Toronto-based firm has shown president and CEO Jamie Sokalsky the door two years into the job, and less than three months after a breakdown in merger talks with its…
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
