July 11, 2014

Lundin Mining acquires Freeport-McMoRan copper mine in Chile — report

The transaction would be worth over $2 billion.

July 11, 2014

Peru set to become world’s second largest copper producer in 2016

Currently China is the second largest producer of the red metal, with an annual output of about 1.6 million tonnes per year.

July 10, 2014

First Quantum resumes construction at Cobre Panama, hunts for new deals

The miner is now looking for new projects that will allow it to return more than 30% average value to shareholders, president Clive Newall said.

July 8, 2014

Job cuts coming to Antofagasta’s freshly combined copper operations

The copper miner controlled by Chile’s billionaire Luksic family, will cut jobs and costs through its new company Minera Centinela.

July 8, 2014

Chile’s Codelco to produce over 300 tons of silver this year

The company, already the world’s largest copper miner, wants to become one of the top silver producers too.

July 8, 2014

Chile’s Supreme Court begins hearings on Barrick Gold’s appeal to $16m fine

The appeal follows a confusing ruling in March this year that revoked the penalty, the largest ever imposed in the country, only to force the country's environmental watchdog to rewrite…

July 7, 2014

Drilling down to the economic realities of geothermal power

Reality triumphed over my idealism: Beaty.

July 3, 2014

Freeport-McMoran mulls selling one of largest copper mines in Chile

Sale of Candelaria mine could raise several billion dollars, according to people familiar with the matter quoted by WSJ.com.

July 3, 2014

Barrick Gold ready to offload Montana-based Golden Sunlight Mine

The move is part of a now two-year-long move to shed non-core assets and pay back debts.

July 2, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: Comparing the depths of lakes, oceans and oil wells

Compare the depth that the Chilean miners were trapped with the Marianas Trench.