Minas Gerais asks court to block Vale assets worth $4.7 bn

Grupo Mexico’s project is being scrutinized once again.

BHP is not the first major player to flag green shoots in the mining industry. Caterpillar, the world's largest heavy machinery maker, said the same last month.

A moratorium in place since 2003 bans open-pit mining and the use of cyanide for metal recovery.

The miner plans using proceeds from the exercise of the purchase rights and any direct sales of Brio shares to reduce debt.

He is the first person to die in clashes over mining under new President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

The company was ordered to pay $8 million in legal fees and costs to the Salvadoran government.

"I'm a mining engineer so I always like to see the equipment. That's always fun to get out and see, and especially how technology is being applied."

Is lithium the new super-mineral? Analysts seem to think so.

Chile's environmental regulator has drawn up nine charges against the copper mine for mismanaging water resources and nearby flora.