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Police investigation finds BHP-Vale Brazilian venture at fault for dam collapse

Eight executives will also face charges, although the police did not disclose their names.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2016 | 4:01 am

Australia recovers lost ground, named world’s top mining investment destination

Canada slipped in the Fraser Institute’s global ranking, while Chile remains the most attractive jurisdiction in Latin America.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 9, 2016 | 3:55 am

China on track to import 1 billion tonnes of iron ore this year

Chinese import volumes jumped 22% in May compared to last year giving support to iron ore price back above $50 a tonne.

Frik Els | June 8, 2016 | 1:38 pm

Gold firms gear up for growth as cost of mining the metal falls

Early signs of activity include Kinross Gold's March decision to expand its Mauritanian gold mine and Goldcorp acquisition of junior Kaminak for $520 million in May.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2016 | 6:02 am

Goldcorp and Teck plow ahead with new $3.5bn mine in Chile

The project, renamed NuevaUnion, would be one of the largest copper-gold-molybdenum mines ever-developed in Latin America.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2016 | 11:00 am

Commodities storming back into bull market

Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2016 | 6:38 am

Here are the world’s top 10 gold producing mines

This year, global production is expected to level out as project development budgets were slashed during the three-year gold bear market. But with gold prices rebounding, miners are in a good position to be much more profitable.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | June 3, 2016 | 12:01 am