Chile copper cathode shipments plagued by rough seas, shortage of containers

“We are the first territory actively making efforts towards eradicating the use of mercury and we are close to achieving this goal,” Antioquia's Governor said.

Auryn Resources announced that it is close to becoming a big player in the Andahuaylas-Yauri belt in southern Peru.

Then Mining Minister said Codelco has to keep up production levels so that it can remain Chile and the world’s No.1 copper miner.

Soc. Quimica & Minera de Chile SA sits on the world’s richest deposit of lithium and already produces more than 20 percent of the global supply.

The week-long Expomin event in Chile offered a glimpse at both how far the industry has come -- and how far it has to go.

A day after first quarter results showed a 36 percent slump in profit, executives said they were not satisfied with nickel prices.

The official deadline to start contract discussions begins in June.

Despite seeing gold output decline by 2%, Newmont claimed the title of world’s biggest bullion producer as it surpassed rival Barrick by 16,000 ounces in the first three months of the year.

The world's largest iron ore producer posted a 36 percent slump in first-quarter profit compared to the same quarter a year earlier.