Escondida mine replaces top exec after failing to reach deal with workers
Appointment comes barely a week after the mine, operated by BHP Billiton, failed to secure a wage deal with 2,500 workers after a 43-day strike.
El Salvador becomes first country to ban all metal mining
Lawmakers have approved a broad-range ban on mining, which only…
Fresh ‘incident’ at Barrick’s Veladero mine in Argentina
A local government spokesman said a pipe carrying a “rich…
Miners to spend $21 billion on exploration by 2025
Equipment and services suppliers will have to wait at least…
Eldorado to begin production at its Greek Olympias mine by year-end
The Canadian miner also said it has obtained better terms…
