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For Barrick Gold the Pascua-Lama hits keep coming

$429 million impairment on the stalled project after Chile environment agency ordered final closure.

Frik Els | February 6, 2018 | 3:20 pm

Investment poised to increase in Chile – central bank survey

Chile's economy is poised to improve by mid-year as rebounding copper prices and President-elect Sebastian Pinera's promise of business-friendly policies increase optimism among investors.

Reuters | February 6, 2018 | 3:49 am

Rio investors asked to push miner to leave Minerals Council of Australia

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility says it needs 100 shareholders to co-file resolution at Rio’s upcoming annual general meeting.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2018 | 11:29 am

Guyana Goldfields goes underground, stops worrying about Venezuela

The Canadian company is set to invest $120 million to conduct underground gold mining for the first time in Guyana’s history.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 4, 2018 | 12:20 pm

Rio Tinto back in race for stake in world’s largest lithium miner

Rio’s renewed interest in SQM is welcome by the Chilean government, which had expressed concerns about a potential and dangerous concentration in the market should major lithium producers, such as China’s Tianqi, acquire the 32% interest in SQM.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2018 | 11:50 am

Southern Copper surprises with $287.5 million net loss in fourth quarter

Analysts had forecast a $419 million net profit for the company in the fourth quarter.

Reuters | February 2, 2018 | 6:18 am

No sign of early contract talks at BHP’s Escondida mine -Union

BHP's Escondida on Wednesday cast doubt on chances of starting talks on a new labor agreement with the company before formal negotiations scheduled for June.

Reuters | February 1, 2018 | 2:05 pm

Brazilian prosecutors say Anglo’s sale of Amapa iron ore shady

They also claim miner offloaded the asset to avoid paying for environmental damage caused by an accident at its floating dock, which killed six people and dragged vehicles, equipment and large amounts of iron ore into the Amazon River.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2018 | 7:27 am

Animation: human population growth over all of history

Imagine that for every million people on Earth, there was a single dot on a map. What if we went back in time, watched dots accumulate over human history?

Visual Capitalist | January 31, 2018 | 1:44 pm

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