After 103 years, Chile’s Codelco blasts at Chuquicamata pit for the last time
Chuquicamata, the company’s second largest copper operation by size, is expected to transition to underground block cave mining by mid-2019.
South Africa’s iron ore railway to be shut down for annual maintenance
The railway line stretches up to 861 km (534 miles)…
Swiss scientists developing method to detect low-temperature heated rubies from Mozambique
Since their discovery in early 2009, the ruby deposits near…
Exxaro, Seriti are said to mull bids for South32 coal assets
South32’s South Africa Energy Coal unit, the country’s third-biggest exporter…
Contract mining: The good, the bad and the ugly
The mining industry is an integral contributor to the South…