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Codelco’s Chuquicamata copper mine hit by strike, blockage

Workers have downed tools and blocked access to the mine in protest of the "unjustified layoff" of two colleagues.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2018 | 5:46 am

Caterpillar says tariffs will wipe out up to $200M

Demand for mining as well as oil and gas equipment…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2018 | 3:22 am

Environmentalists worried about prospecting in New Zealand’s South Island

The government lifted a moratorium for prospecting permits on 7,828…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 29, 2018 | 2:12 pm

Pebble’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement to be ready in January

A “scoping report” based on 175,000 comments will be published…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 29, 2018 | 11:54 am

Chile’s Escondida mine workers reject labor offer, to vote on strike

The vote began on Saturday and will continue through the…

Reuters | July 29, 2018 | 10:08 am

‘No is a valid outcome of consultation,’ groups fighting Taranis’ Thor copper project in BC say

A dispute between Taranis Resources, the British Columbia government and First Nations groups over the Thor project is brewing over deep drilling exploration permit delays.

Henry Lazenby | November 8, 2023 | 11:49 am

Camino shares surge as Rio Tinto takes position next to its Peru copper project

Camino said it has also increased its claims at the Los Chapitos property by an additional 10 square kilometres.

Staff Writer | November 8, 2023 | 11:22 am

The Metals Company returns to seafloor test mining site to assess ecosystem

TMC is sending a team back to NORI-D, the site of last year’s work, as it continues its environmental studies in preparation for commercial mining.

Staff Writer | November 8, 2023 | 10:45 am

Zinc price jumps on supply worries, Russian project fire report

Fire has been extinguished at a workshop at Ozernoye, scheduled to become one of the largest zinc mines in the world.

Reuters | November 8, 2023 | 8:46 am

Rio Tinto, Codelco partner to find more copper in Chile

Through their Nuevo Cobre joint venture, the miners will explore and potentially develop copper assets in the top producing country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 8, 2023 | 6:13 am

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Codelco’s Chuquicamata copper mine hit by strike, blockage

Caterpillar says tariffs will wipe out up to $200M

Environmentalists worried about prospecting in New Zealand’s South Island

Pebble’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement to be ready in January

Chile’s Escondida mine workers reject labor offer, to vote on strike

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‘No is a valid outcome of consultation,’ groups fighting Taranis’ Thor copper project in BC say

Camino shares surge as Rio Tinto takes position next to its Peru copper project

The Metals Company returns to seafloor test mining site to assess ecosystem

Zinc price jumps on supply worries, Russian project fire report

Rio Tinto, Codelco partner to find more copper in Chile

Suriname bauxite project may attract interest from Indian, Chinese companies

Peru miners say copper output could climb without impact from protests

Nascent recovery in Chilean copper mining is spluttering

Codelco cuts 2024 copper premium to China, changes contract structure