Court orders renew of Montagne d’Or concessions

Conservative Diego Castro called environmentalist groups "eco-terrorists."

During a meeting with investors and analysts in Sao Paulo, Vale’s investor relations director, André Figueiredo, said it seemed “natural” for his company to become the sole owner of the project.

Cochilco, Chile's state copper commission, raised its estimated 2018 avg price for the metal to $3.06 per pound from its previous forecast of $2.95.

The company's 2017 preliminary gold production of 2.6 million ounces was at the high end of its forecast range.

Rampant violence and corruption are the norm in the mines of the southern Guayana region.

Only in the fourth quarter of 2017, the company produced 51,699 ounces of gold, up 26% over the fourth quarter of the previous year.

Federal prosecutors announced ruling in a statement that said electricity transmission lines and a bauxite pipeline damaged soil and silted up rivers.

On Tuesday Global miner Rio Tinto reported a 1 percent rise in iron ore shipments for 2017 to 330.1 million tonnes, meeting its guidance.

Canadian miner cited uncertainty over whether it will ever have its mining license for the operation reinstated as main reason for the layoffs.