BHP to exclude contractors at Chile copper mines for 15 days

Once again the mining giant's $3.9 million project can't move forward until local indigenous groups who oppose it are better consulted.

The news represents a relief for local authorities, which have seen several projects halted in recent months.

Reducing debt.

Jailed Gregorio Santos is set to win the re-election in the country’s gold-rich Cajamarca region, casting fresh doubts on the future of the long-delayed copper and gold project.

Barrick denied Monday having paid the families who own lands expropriated for the gold mine during the 1950's, and affirmed that it was the Dominican State which acquired the properties.

Agreement with the government of Catamarca ensures a smooth permitting process for the miner’s 6.5 million ounce Agua Rica Gold project.

While BHP gets ready to further expand iron ore output, Glencore's Glasenberg warns the move will make investing in African iron ore a less appealing prospect.

Deutsche Bank warned Friday that gold producers are the most vulnerable to a further spread of the deadly disease.

Output for this year is expected to be between 40,000 and 60,000 ounces of gold, reaching 7,000 tonnes a day by 2018.