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Chilean miners labour group alleges ‘alarming’ rise in coronavirus cases

Large copper miners including Codelco, BHP and Antofagasta have maintained production levels, while covid-19 cases among workers rises.

Reuters | June 15, 2020 | 3:31 am

Top miners in good position to weather covid-19 – report

PwC forecasts that miners will take a hit to EBITDA…

MINING.com Editor | June 12, 2020 | 12:13 pm

Evrim and Renaissance join in ‘merger of equals’

The new company will have a royalty portfolio that includes…

Northern Miner Staff | June 12, 2020 | 8:56 am

Goldsource to restart drilling at Guyanese gold project

The company said it will use a remote quarantined camp…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 12, 2020 | 6:15 am

Zijin, the mystery miner buying Guyana Goldfields

Chinese miner has trumped Silvercorp's bid by offering $238 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 12, 2020 | 3:39 am

Iron ore price enters free fall

3.6% plunge to just above $50 a tonne on Tuesday brings year to date losses to 28%.

Frik Els | March 31, 2015 | 3:03 pm

UPDATE: Teck shares drop after denying merger talks

Vancouver-based company contradicts earlier Bloomberg report saying it is in talks with Chile's Antofagasta about combining copper assets.

Frik Els | March 30, 2015 | 12:32 pm

Fresh iron ore price plunge

Iron ore price falls more than 2% on Monday bringing 2015 losses to 25%. Next stop $45 a tonne says new report.

Frik Els | March 30, 2015 | 12:05 pm

Copper price falls as Chile brings 1.6mt back on line

Copper down nearly 2% as torrential downpour that shut many of the country's biggest mines is not expected to impact oversupplied market.

Frik Els | March 27, 2015 | 1:52 pm

Vale CEO Murilo Ferreira to lead Petrobras

Vale's Murilo Ferreira has been nominated as Petrobras' next board chairman, while the company still scrambles to deal with the fallout from a vast corruption scandal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2015 | 9:23 am

Iron ore price output caps called ‘hare brained’

Rio's Sam Walsh says any scheme to artificially prop up prices hovering at six-year lows is "physically not going to work."

Frik Els | March 26, 2015 | 3:40 pm

JX, Mitsui Mining halt Caserones mine, to take a $421M write down

The company said the suspension of operation at the copper is momentary, as northern Chile is being hit by torrential rain and snow.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2015 | 4:00 am

Mining private equity: It’s Davis or bust?

Until Mick Davis pulls the trigger on X2's $5.6 billion, wishful thinking and unhealthy skepticism will pervade talk around private equity and mining.

Frik Els | March 25, 2015 | 11:55 pm

Mining for copper just got a lot cheaper

A new study shows the costs of mining for the red metal have steadily declined over the past three years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2015 | 5:00 am

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