Strike at Chuquicamata may wipe 10,000 tonnes from market The strike at the mine entered its 11th day on Monday with no signs of agreement between the company and unions. Bloomberg News | June 24, 2019 | 1:25 pm
South America snapshot: Eight companies advancing assets South America has long been a home away from home for North American-listed mineral explorers, developers and miners. Northern Miner Staff | June 24, 2019 | 12:16 pm
Rio Tinto breaks ground at Madison copper-gold project in Montana The move follows an earn-in agreement between the two companies, under which Kennecott Exploration can acquire a 55% stake in the property. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 24, 2019 | 9:56 am
Orestone to start exploring copper-gold project in Chile The Vancouver-based miner said that a geophysical contractor has been mobilized to the Resguardo project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 24, 2019 | 6:40 am
Workers at Chile’s Chuquicamata copper mine vote to continue strike The unions went on strike eight days earlier after initial negotiations over a new collective labor contract failed. Reuters | June 23, 2019 | 8:19 am
Chile’s Codelco has already lost $17.5 million on Chuquicamata strike Lost production in the first week of the labour action amounts to about 3,500 tonnes of copper. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2019 | 9:13 am
SolGold shares soar after Ecuador court dismisses call for referendum on mining The country's Constitutional Court has rejected calls for a referendum, which could have halted the miner's flagship Cascabel and other projects. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2019 | 4:38 am
Zambia to choose buyer for Vedanta unit in July, Lungu says The company is also considering whether to appeal a decision earlier on Thursday to reject Vedanta’s request to be joined to the liquidation proceedings. Bloomberg News | June 20, 2019 | 3:18 pm
Ero Copper intersects highest grade to date at Vermelhos; stock jumps 7% Eros Copper Corp is focused on copper production in the Vale do Curaca Property in Brazil where it has been operating for 39 years. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 20, 2019 | 2:57 pm