June 15, 2014 Vale and Amazon Indians begin talks after threats of setting mine on fire Vale said the tribe wants to modify an agreement to mitigate the mine's impact on its community's development.
June 14, 2014 Chile’s Codelco appoints interim CEO Octavio Araneda, VP of the company's central-south operations, will serve as interim CEO until a new leader is picked.
June 13, 2014 Chile gives lithium another try Government created yesterday a national commission that will work on a new state policy for the exploitation of lithium.
June 13, 2014 How much energy will the 2014 World Cup consume? While the 2014 World Cup is going to be bigger than ever -- it's shaping up to be the most watched, most lucrative and expensive tournament in soccer history --…
June 12, 2014 The iron ore price is falling again Shares in producers are dumped after price of iron ore falls 2% to fresh 22-month on more bad economic news from top consumer China.
June 12, 2014 Peru’s President allegedly financed campaign with illegal mining funds Former head of the National Federation of Artisanal Miners of Peru claims the union gave Humala's party 17kg of gold to help finance his campaign.
June 12, 2014 Aussie scientists develop cost-effective way to treat mining wastewater The treated water can be either released to the environment or recycled back into the purifying plant.
June 11, 2014 Chile says no to $8bn hydroelectric project in Patagonia The world’s top copper producer, however, is energy-starved, which has begun affecting the competitiveness of its mining sector and cramping economic growth.
June 10, 2014 ‘Peaking’ supply surge to lift iron ore price above $100 Research note from Citi sees $90 as support and a move back above $100 in Q4, but UBS warns on collateralized loans.
June 10, 2014 BHP Billiton a step closer to selling-off non-core operations World's largest mining company said to be unloading all of the non-core units acquired after the merger with Billiton 13 years ago.
Silver price extends volatile run with surge above $86 Spot prices rose as much as 6.6% to over $86 an ounce, near its highest in a week. February 11, 2026 | 08:38 am