Lara Exploration names new CFO

Women make up roughly one in five workers and critics say recreation facilities have become hubs for drinking alcohol and created poor camp cultures.

Key moves in the mining industry.

Workers at the Andina mine in central Chile rejected owner Codelco’s wage offer, opting instead to begin a strike.

The 135 members of the Salar union in Chile began a strike Wednesday after failing to reach a wage agreement in collective bargaining with management.

The union said on Monday talks had gone nowhere and that it felt it had no choice but to walk out.

The 12 startups will work to define critical gaps, develop prototypes, and pilot solutions at mining sites.

Copper prices soared to record highs earlier this year, giving workers unions additional leverage in negotiations.

Several mines in world top copper producer Chile are in the throes of tense labor negotiations, including BHP's Escondida and Codelco's Andina at a time when supply is already tight.

A months-long wage negotiation at the world’s biggest copper mine is heading into a tense finale over the coming days.