GR Silver buys Plomosas project from First Majestic

Shares in producers are dumped after price of iron ore falls 2% to fresh 22-month on more bad economic news from top consumer China.

Former head of the National Federation of Artisanal Miners of Peru claims the union gave Humala's party 17kg of gold to help finance his campaign.

The treated water can be either released to the environment or recycled back into the purifying plant.

The world’s top copper producer, however, is energy-starved, which has begun affecting the competitiveness of its mining sector and cramping economic growth.

Research note from Citi sees $90 as support and a move back above $100 in Q4, but UBS warns on collateralized loans.

World's largest mining company said to be unloading all of the non-core units acquired after the merger with Billiton 13 years ago.

Laura Albornoz, the first woman appointed director of Chile's owned Codelco, is meeting unions next week as she gets ready to vote on the company's budget.

Why did Ecuador shake on the same deal that Venezuela walked away from just last year?

Keller had been commended for his efforts to overhaul old mines and cut costs at Codelco, but his tough style is said to have triggered tensions within the company and its powerful unions.