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…
July 15, 2014 Grupo Mexico considers mining for rare earths The news come only weeks after the government announced it would begin funding explorations projects to locate deposits of the coveted elements.
July 14, 2014 First Majestic hits silver output record, to spin-out non-core assets Production at its five operating silver mines in Mexico hit a record of almost 3.86 million equivalent ounces of silver for the second quarter ending June 30.
Glencore says key issues remain in Horne smelter talks Glencore has repeatedly come under fire in the province of Quebec due to the pollution that Horne causes in Rouyn-Noranda. January 30, 2026 | 01:25 pm
